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盛气凌人 (shèng qì líng rén): Domineering / Overbearing — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown

盛气凌人 consists of 4 characters.

shèng
盛
fill; hold; contain
HSK 3.0 · L6
qì
气
air, gas, vapor, breath, vital energy
HSK 3.0 · L4
líng
凌
to rise high, to tower over, to encroach upon
rén
人
person; people
HSK 3.0 · L1
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Word Info

Pinyinshèng qì líng rén
MeaningDomineering / Overbearing
Characters4
HSK3.0 Level 7-9
Syntax—
Word盛气凌人
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How to Use 盛气凌人 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 盛气凌人 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith变得
biàn变
de得
shèng盛
qì气
líng凌
rén人
neutral
become overbearing
Adverb + Verb
bú不
yào要
shèng盛
qì气
líng凌
rén人
Adjective + Nounwith态度
shèng盛
qì气
líng凌
rén人
de的
tài态
du度
4.

Example Sentences with 盛气凌人

tā他
shuō说
huà话
shí时
zǒng总
shì是
shèng盛
neutral
Spoken
don't be overbearing
shèng盛
qì气
líng凌
rén人
de地
shuō说
huà话
formal
speak in an overbearing manner
formal
an overbearing attitude
qì气
líng凌
rén人
，
ràng让
rén人
bù不
shū舒
fú服
。
He always speaks in a domineering way, which makes people uncomfortable.
tā他
shuō说
huà话
zǒng总
shì是
shèng盛
qì气
líng凌
rén人
，
ràng让
rén人
hěn很
bù不
shū舒
fu服
。
He always speaks in an overbearing manner, which makes people very uncomfortable.
tā他
nà那
zhǒng种
shèng盛
qì气
líng凌
rén人
de的
tài态
dù度
，
ràng让
zhěng整
gè个
tán谈
pàn判
fēn氛
wéi围
biàn变
de得
yì异
cháng常
jǐn紧
zhāng张
。
His domineering attitude made the entire negotiation atmosphere extremely tense.
nǐ你
nán难
dào道
bù不
jué觉
de得
，
duì对
péng朋
yǒu友
shuō说
huà话
shí时
shèng盛
qì气
líng凌
rén人
hěn很
bù不
hé合
shì适
ma吗
？
Don't you think it's very inappropriate to be overbearing when speaking to friends?
nà那
wèi位
jīng经
lǐ理
duì对
dài待
xià下
shǔ属
shí时
shèng盛
qì气
líng凌
rén人
，
hěn很
shǎo少
tīng听
qǔ取
bié别
rén人
de的
yì意
jiàn见
。
The manager is arrogant towards his subordinates and rarely listens to others' opinions.
tā她
suī虽
rán然
shēn身
jū居
gāo高
wèi位
，
què却
cóng从
bú不
shèng盛
qì气
líng凌
rén人
，
fǎn反
ér而
qiān谦
xùn逊
yǒu有
lǐ礼
。
Although she holds a high position, she is never domineering; on the contrary, she is humble and polite.
bié别
kàn看
tā他
píng平
shí时
shèng盛
qì气
líng凌
rén人
，
qí其
shí实
nèi内
xīn心
kě可
néng能
fēi非
cháng常
quē缺
fá乏
ān安
quán全
gǎn感
。
Don't be fooled by his usual overbearing demeanor; he might actually lack a sense of security deep down.
zài在
huì会
yì议
shàng上
，
tā他
shèng盛
qì气
líng凌
rén人
dì地
zhǐ指
zé责
tóng同
shì事
de的
cuò错
wù误
，
wán完
quán全
bù不
gù顾
jí及
tuán团
duì队
hé合
zuò作
de的
qì气
fēn氛
。
At the meeting, he arrogantly criticized his colleagues' mistakes, completely disregarding the atmosphere of teamwork.
zài在
tuán团
duì队
hé合
zuò作
zhōng中
，
shèng盛
qì气
líng凌
rén人
de的
zuò作
fēng风
wǎng往
wǎng往
huì会
pò破
huài坏
chéng成
yuán员
jiān间
de的
xìn信
rèn任
。
In teamwork, a domineering style often undermines trust among members.

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  • 盛开shèng kāiHSK 6
  • 盛情shèng qíngHSK 6
  • 盛行shèng xíngHSK 6
  • 茂盛mào shèngHSK 6
  • 兴盛xīng shèngHSK 7-9
Words with 气
  • 天气tiān qìHSK 1
  • 不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
  • 生气shēng qìHSK 3
  • 力气lì qiHSK 4
  • 客气kè qiHSK 4
  • 气候qì hòuHSK 4
  • 气温qì wēnHSK 4
  • 空气
Words with 凌
  • 冰激凌bīng jī língHSK 5
  • 凌晨líng chénHSK 6
  • 恃强凌弱shì qiáng líng ruò
Words with 人
  • 家人jiā rénHSK 1
  • 别人bié renHSK 3
  • 名人míng rénHSK 3
  • 大人dà renHSK 3
  • 女人nǚ rénHSK 3
  • 客人kè rénHSK 3
  • 爱人ài renHSK 3
  • 男人
kōng qì
HSK 4
nán rén
HSK 3