沾沾自喜

zhān zhān zì xǐ

smug; pleased with oneself

Character by character

沾zhān
pleased

自zì
self

喜xǐ
happy

取得一点成绩就沾沾自喜，是走不远的。

If a little success makes you smug, you won’t get far.

Tone: negative (criticism).

Implies the achievement is small and the pride too big.

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