傲

Proud in Chinese: 傲 (ào)

ào

proud

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1proud
  2. 2arrogant
  3. 3to despise
  4. 4unyielding
  5. 5to defy

Stroke order

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傲

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄠˋ

ào

ㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他为人很傲，看不起别人。

    tā wèi rén hěn ào， kàn bù qǐ bié rén。

    He is arrogant and looks down on others.

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Related words

骄傲

jiāo ào

pride

傲慢

ào màn

arrogant

高傲

gāo ào

arrogant

奥秘

ào mì

secret

奥运会

aò yùn huì

abbr. for 奥林匹克运动会

八卦

bā guà

the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经

扒

bā

to peel

芭蕾

bā lěi

ballet (loanword)

把柄

bǎ bǐng

handle

把关

bǎ guān

to guard a pass

把手

bǎ shǒu

to shake hands

靶子

bǎ zi

target

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