想 得 美

xiǎng de měidictionary entry

to have an unrealistically optimistic expectation / (as an interjection) what a dreamer!

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Original source entry:

想得美 想得美 [xiang3 de5 mei3] /to have an unrealistically optimistic expectation; (as an interjection) what a dreamer!/

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想
xiǎng
to think (about) / to think of / to devise / to think (that) / to believe (that) / to desire / to want (to) / to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
得
dé
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished
dè
used in 得瑟[dè se]
de
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
děi
to have to / must / ought to / to need to
美
měi
beautiful / very satisfactory / good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself
Měi
(bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]) / (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó])

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