# 怡然自得 (yíránzìdé)

In Mandarin Chinese, 怡然自得 (yíránzìdé) means “happy and content; carefree”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: happy and content; carefree
- Pinyin: yíránzìdé (yi2 ran2 zi4 de2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 老人过得怡然自得。
  Lǎorén guò de yíránzìdé.
  The old man lives happy and content.

## Characters

- 怡 (yí): harmony; pleased
- 然 (rán): correct; right
- [自](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-from/) (zì): from; since
- [得](https://hanziro.com/word/de-complement-marker/) (de): (particle) complement marker

https://hanziro.com/word/yi-ran-zi-de-happy-and-content/

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