傲 (Chinese PinYin: [ào]; traditional Chinese: 傲) may mean: (1) adj. proud; (2) adj. arrogant; (3) adj. brave; (4) verb. defy; (5) noun. A family name. It is a high-frequency word and can combine with other characters to form various phrases and expressions such as 自恃傲岸 (get above oneself), 傲岸不群 (be proud and aloof), 引以为傲 (be proud of), 傲骨贤妻 (The Good Wife, the American drama series), 傲慢地 (haughtily; loftily), 傲慢的 (haughty; arrogant), 傲慢与偏见 (Pride and Prejudice, a romance novel by Jane Austen), 傲气十足 / 傲气冲天 / 傲气盖天 (full of arrogance; extremely haughty), 傲气长存 (pride will last forever), 傲世的 (arrogant), 傲视一切 / 傲视万物 (full of arrogance; extremely haughty), 傲视群众 (look down upon others).

1. How to pronounce 傲?

Chinese Pinyin: [ào]

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2. Synonyms And Antonyms of 傲

Synonyms: 自豪, 得意, 自负,

Antonyms: 谦, 自卑, 自满, 羞耻, 羞愧, 谦虚,

3. What are the fixed expression, collocation and idioms that contains 傲

Fixed expression: 自恃傲岸 (get above oneself), 傲岸不群 (be proud and aloof), 引以为傲 (be proud of), 傲骨贤妻 (The Good Wife, the American drama series), 傲慢地 (haughtily; loftily), 傲慢的 (haughty; arrogant), 傲慢与偏见 (Pride and Prejudice, a romance novel by Jane Austen), 傲气十足 / 傲气冲天 / 傲气盖天 (full of arrogance; extremely haughty), 傲气长存 (pride will last forever), 傲世的 (arrogant), 傲视一切 / 傲视万物 (full of arrogance; extremely haughty), 傲视群众 (look down upon others),

Collocation: 非常傲岸 (very proud), 傲岸的 (lofty), 傲岸的青松 (a proud and towering pine), 傲岸和自卑 (superiority and inferiority), 傲骨的 (proud and unyielding), 傲骨和漠然 (pride and nonchalance), 傲慢的态度 (attitude of arrogance), 挫挫…的傲气 (break someone’s spirits),

Idioms: 傲骨嶙嶙 (a strong mind; pride), 傲慢无礼 (disrespectful), 傲慢不逊 (haughty), 傲慢少礼 / 傲慢无礼 (rude and impolite), 傲世轻物 (arrogant), 傲世妄荣 (be indifferent to high position and great wealth), 傲视群雄 / 傲视群敌 (be in the leading or dominating position),

Terminologies: 傲慢行为 (overbearing conduct),

4. How to use 傲 in a sentence?

Below are some example sentences and quotes containing 傲.

4.1 让你的孩子知道你以他们为傲。

Translation: Let your kids know you are proud of them.

4.2 在我的生活中我做了许多我并不引以为傲的事情。

Translation: I’ve done much in my life that I’m not proud of.

4.3 他是个很有才气的人，但是有点傲岸。

Translation: He is a talented but slightly arrogant person.

4.4 你就像一棵树，特地肃静非常傲岸

Translation: You are like a tree, very silent and very proud.

4.5 悬崖边有一棵傲岸的青松

Translation: There is a proud and towering pine on the cliff edge.

4.6 凯恩·血蹄：看那儿！这些傲岸的巨兽将会帮助我们到达高处。

Translation: Dairne Bloodhoof: There! These proud beasts will now aid us in reaching the summit.

4.7 在好几个世纪里，中国的财富和权势傲视西方。

Translation: For centuries, Chinese wealth and power dwarfed the West’s.

4.8 这座104层的大楼是美国最高建筑，像之前的旧大楼那般傲视曼哈顿的天际线

Translation: The 104-storey building, the America’s tallest, dominates the Manhattan’s skylines as its predecessor once did.

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