Chinese word

傲

Pronunciation

Pinyinào

Meaning

  • adjectivearrogant

Example

他有点傲气，很少听别人的意见。tā yóu diǎn ào qì hén shǎo tīng bié rén de yì jiàn

He is a little arrogant and rarely listens to other people's opinions.

Illustration for 傲 (arrogant)

More examples

他的态度很傲慢，大家不太愿意和他合作。tā de tài dù hěn ào màn dà jiā bú tài yuàn yì hé tā hé zuò

His attitude is very arrogant, and people are not very willing to work with him.

Core concept

A person carries an inflated sense of superiority, showing it through a distant and dismissive manner.

Common phrases

  • 傲慢ào màn

    arrogant

  • 骄傲jiāo ào

    proud

  • 高傲gāo ào

    haughty

Similar words

傲慢ào màn: Being so haughty that basic politeness and consideration are lacking.
自大zì dà: Overestimating personal abilities or worth and treating oneself as special.
骄傲jiāo ào: Feeling proud and pleased about personal achievements or abilities.
自负zì fù: Having too much confidence in personal judgment and believing it is always correct.

Definition in Chinese

表示态度上自视高于他人、看不起别人的样子，表现出傲慢或自大的性格。biǎo shì tài dù shàng zì shì gāo yú tā rén kàn bù qǐ bié rén de yàng zi biǎo xiàn chū ào màn huò zì dà de xìng gé

Word origin

傲 (ào, "arrogant") is a phono-semantic character in which 亻 (rén, "person") points to a person and 敖 (áo, "roam") supplies most of the pronunciation.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, 傲 (ào, "arrogant") can describe a manner noticed in a situation, while 有点 (yǒudiǎn, "a little") makes the criticism less absolute.

Other meanings

  • haughtyadjective
  • conceitedadjective

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