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有恃无恐 (yǒu shì wú kǒng): Secure in the knowledge that one has strong backing (adjective/idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

有 • yǒu • to have • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
yǒu有

to have

恃 • shì • rely on, presume on, trust to
shì恃

rely on, presume on, trust to

无 • wú • without • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
wú无

without

恐 • kǒng • fear, dread, be afraid
kǒng恐

fear, dread, be afraid

Word Info

Pinyinyǒu shì wú kǒng
Meaningsecure in the knowledge that one has strong backing
Characters4
Syntaxadjective/idiom
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Example Sentences with 有恃无恐

tā他
yǒu有
shì恃
wú无
kǒng恐
，
yīn因
wèi为
tā他
de的
fù父
qīn亲
shì是
xiào校
zhǎng长
。
He is secure in the knowledge that he has strong backing because his father is the principal.
nà那
ge个
guān官
yuán员
yǒu有
shì恃
wú无
kǒng恐
yǒu有
shì恃
wú无
kǒng恐
de的
tài态
dù度
wǎng往
，
làn滥
yòng用
zhí职
quán权
，
zuì最
zhōng终
bèi被
diào调
chá查
。
That official, secure in his strong backing, abused his power and was eventually investigated.
wǎng往
huì会
dǎo导
zhì致
shī失
bài败
，
yīn因
wèi为
guò过
dù度
yī依
lài赖
tā他
rén人
zhī支
chí持
。
An attitude of being secure in one's backing often leads to failure because of over-reliance on others' support.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 有恃无恐.

Words with 有
  • 有些yǒu xiēsome
  • 有的yǒu de(there are) some (who are...)
  • 没有méi yǒudon't have
  • 有点儿yǒu diǎn rslightly
  • 有时yǒu shísometimes
  • 有意思yǒu yì siinteresting
  • 只有zhǐ yǒuonly have ...
  • 有关yǒu guānto have sth to do with
Words with 恃
  • 仗恃zhàng shìrely on (often with arrogance)
  • 自恃zì shìbe self-assured (often overconfident)
  • 恃强凌弱shì qiáng líng ruòuse one's strength to bully the weak
Words with 无
  • 无法wú fǎunable
  • 无聊wú liáobored; boring
  • 无论wú lùnno matter what or how
  • 无关wú guānunrelated
Words with 恐
  • 恐怕kǒng pàafraid
  • 恐吓kǒng hèthreaten; intimidate; menace
  • 恐怖kǒng bùterrifying; horrible; dreadful
  • 恐惧kǒng jùfear; dread; be afraid of
无奈
wú nài
cannot help but; have no alternative; have no choice
  • 无效wú xiàonot valid
  • 无数wú shùinnumerable; countless; myriad
  • 无限wú xiànunlimited
    • 争先恐后
    zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
    falling over each other; in a mad rush to be first
  • 恐慌kǒng huāngPanic / Alarm
  • 恐龙kǒng lóngDinosaur
  • 惊恐jīng kǒngfrightened, terrified