踌躇满志 chóu chú mǎn zhì

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 57426th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
踌 chóu
to hesitate; to waver; to pace back and forth
躇 chú
to hesitate
满 mǎn HSK 3
full; completely; fully
志 zhì HSK 4
aspiration; ambition; the will