踌躇满志 chóu chú mǎn zhì

DEFINITIONS

  1. enormously proud of one's success (idiom); smug
  2. complacent

CHARACTERS

踌 chóu hesitate, falter; smug, self-satisfied
躇 chú hesitate, falter, be undecided
满 mǎn
HSK 3
fill; full, satisfied
志 zhì
HSK 4
purpose, will, determination; annals