想得美 meaning in English

xiǎngdeměi

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

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Meaning of 想得美

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xiǎngdeměi
  1. to have an unrealistically optimistic expectation; (as an interjection) what a dreamer!

想得美 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ想xiǎng得de美měi!
You wish!
「这zhè里lǐ谁shuí是shì老lǎo大dà?」「我wǒ是shì。」「想xiǎng得de美měi!」
"Who's in charge here?" "I am." "You wish!"

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想 xiǎng · to think · 13 strokes

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得 dé · to obtain · 11 strokes

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美 měi · beautiful · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 想得美.

觉得juédeto think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
得到dédàoto get; to obtain; to receive
记得jìdeto remember
想法xiǎngfǎway of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)
想到xiǎngdàoto think of; to call to mind
想起xiǎngqǐto recall; to think of
懂得dǒngdeto understand; to know; to comprehend
取得qǔdéto acquire; to get; to obtain
理想lǐxiǎngan ideal; a dream
得出déchūto obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)
完美wánměiperfect
美丽měilìbeautiful

Questions about 想得美

What does 想得美 mean?

想得美 (xiǎngdeměi) means "to have an unrealistically optimistic expectation; (as an interjection) what a dreamer!".

How do you write 想得美?

想得美 is made of 3 characters: 想 (13 strokes), 得 (11 strokes), 美 (9 strokes). That is 33 strokes in total.