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To consider everyone else beneath one (idiom) in Chinese: 目中无人 (mù zhōng wú rén)

mù zhōng wú rén

to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 目中無人1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters
  2. 2condescending
  3. 3to go about with one's nose in the air

Stroke order

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目
中
无
人

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄇㄨˋ

mù

ㄇ/ mㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓㄨㄥ

zhōng

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄨˊ

wú

ㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

ㄖㄣˊ

rén

ㄖ/ rㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

目中无人

Simplified

目中無人

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他成名以后变得目中无人。

    tā chéng míng yǐ hòu biàn de mù zhōng wú rén。

    After becoming famous he grew arrogant and looked down on everyone.

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Related words

人

rén

person

无

wú

not to have

中

zhōng

within

中国

zhōng guó

China

中午

zhōng wǔ

noon

男人

nán rén

a man

女人

nǚ rén

woman

别人

bié ren

other people

节目

jié mù

program

客人

kè rén

visitor

中间

zhōng jiān

the middle

目的

mù dì

purpose

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