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HSK
7-9

arrogant

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

ao4man4 àomàn

Meaning


Primary

arrogant

Alternatives

arrogantly, arrogance, haughty

Mnemonic


An 傲慢 arrogant person not only acts like an 傲 arrogant brat, but they also do so in a 慢 slow manner to waste everyone's time. Ugh, how 傲慢 arrogant!

Usage


不要 傲慢, 要 学会 谦虚。

Don't be arrogant, learn to be humble.

他 的 傲慢 让 他 失去 了 很多 机会。

His arrogance made him lose many opportunities.

这 个 老板 非常 傲慢。

This boss is very arrogant.