居
高
临
下

Lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom) in Chinese: 居高临下 (jū gāo lín xià)

jū gāo lín xià

lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 居高臨下1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to occupy a commanding position
  3. 3to assume a haughty attitude

Stroke order

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居
高
临
下

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄐㄩ

jū

ㄐ/ jㄩ/ ü—/ first tone

ㄍㄠ

gāo

ㄍ/ gㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄌㄧㄣˊ

lín

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

ㄒㄧㄚˋ

xià

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

居高临下

Simplified

居高臨下

Traditional

Example sentences

See 居高临下 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 站在山顶上，他居高临下地看着山下的村子。

    zhàn zài shān dǐng shàng， tā jū gāo lín xià dì kàn zhe shān xià de cūn zǐ。

    Standing on the summit, he looked down commandingly at the village below.

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Related words

下

xià

down

高

gāo

high

临

lín

to face

高兴

gāo xìng

happy

下午

xià wǔ

afternoon

下雨

xià yǔ

to rain

邻居

lín jū

neighbor

提高

tí gāo

to raise

高级

gāo jí

high level

高档

gāo dàng

superior quality

高速

gāo sù

high speed

光临

guāng lín

(formal) to honor with one's presence

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