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嚣张 (xiāo zhāng): Arrogant (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

嚣张 consists of 2 characters.

noisy, clamorous, boisterous

to open up; to spread; [measure word for table, picture, paper etc]

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Pinyinxiāo zhāng

Meaningarrogant

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word嚣张

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3.

How to Use 嚣张 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 嚣张 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Adjectivewith十分

shí十

fēn分

xiāo嚣

zhāng张

neutral

extremely arrogant

Adjective + Nounwith态度

tài态

du度

xiāo嚣

zhāng张

Idiomwith跋扈

xiāo嚣

zhāng张

bá跋

hù扈

Subject + Verbwith气焰

qì气

yàn焰

xiāo嚣

zhāng张

4.

Example Sentences with 嚣张

tā他

yíng赢

le了

bǐ比

sài赛

hòu后

hěn很

neutral

arrogant attitude

formal

Written

domineering and tyrannical

formal

arrogant and aggressive

xiāo

嚣

zhāng张

。

He became arrogant after winning the game.

miàn面

duì对

gōng公

zhòng众

de的

zhì质

yí疑

，

tā他

áo嚣

zhāng张

de的

tài态

dù度

fǎn反

ér而

jī激

qǐ起

le了

gèng更

dà大

de的

fǎn反

gǎn感

。

Faced with public questioning, his arrogant attitude instead provoked even greater resentment.

nǐ你

zuì最

jìn近

shì是

bu不

shì是

yǒu有

diǎn点

tài太

áo嚣

zhāng张

le了

，

lián连

jī基

běn本

de的

lǐ礼

mào貌

dōu都

wàng忘

le了

？

Haven't you been a bit too arrogant lately, forgetting even basic manners?

nà那

ge个

nián年

qīng轻

rén人

shuō说

huà话

hěn很

xiāo嚣

zhāng张

，

ràng让

rén人

bù不

shū舒

fú服

。

That young man speaks arrogantly, which makes people uncomfortable.

tā他

fēi非

dàn但

méi没

yǒu有

shōu收

liǎn敛

，

fǎn反

ér而

zài在

shè社

jiāo交

méi媒

tǐ体

shàng上

biǎo表

xiàn现

dé得

gèng更

jiā加

áo嚣

zhāng张

。

Not only did he not restrain himself, but he acted even more arrogantly on social media.

bié别

kàn看

tā他

xiàn现

zài在

zhè这

me么

áo嚣

zhāng张

，

yí一

dàn旦

yù遇

dào到

cuò挫

zhé折

jiù就

huì会

lì立

kè刻

xiè泄

qì气

。

Don't be fooled by how arrogant he is now; he'll lose his nerve immediately upon encountering setbacks.

tā他

zhàng仗

zhe着

yǒu有

qián钱

jiù就

xiāo嚣

zhāng张

qǐ起

lái来

，

duì对

bié别

rén人

zhǐ指

shǒu手

huà画

jiǎo脚

。

He became arrogant because of his wealth, bossing others around.

tā他

cóng从

bù不

áo嚣

zhāng张

bá跋

hù扈

，

zǒng总

shì是

yǐ以

qiān谦

xùn逊

de的

tài态

dù度

yǔ与

rén人

xiāng相

chǔ处

。

He is never arrogant and domineering, always interacting with others in a humble manner.