盛
气
凌
人

Overbearing in Chinese: 盛气凌人 (shèng qì líng rén)

shèng qì líng rén

overbearing

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 盛氣凌人1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1overbearing
  2. 2arrogant bully

Stroke order

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盛
气
凌
人

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄥˋ

shèng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄧˋ

qì

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧㄥˊ

líng

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄖㄣˊ

rén

ㄖ/ rㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

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盛气凌人

Simplified

盛氣凌人

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他说话总是盛气凌人。

    tā shuō huà zǒng shì shèng qì líng rén。

    He always speaks in an overbearing, arrogant way.

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a man

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woman

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力气

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strength

脾气

pí qi

character

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