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

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Character Breakdown

盛气凌人 consists of 4 characters.

fill; hold; contain

air, gas, vapor, breath, vital energy

to rise high, to tower over, to encroach upon

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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

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.

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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

tā她

suī虽

rán然

shēn身

jū居

gāo高

wèi位

，

què却

cóng

bié别

kàn看

tā他

píng平

shí时

shèng盛

qì气

líng凌

rén人

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

tā他

shèng盛

qì气

líng凌

zài在

tuán团

duì队

hé合

zuò作

zhōng中

，

shèng盛

qì气

líng

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.

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.

，

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.

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.

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.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 盛气凌人.

Words with 盛

丰盛fēng shèng
兴盛xīng shèng
旺盛wàng shèng
昌盛chāng shèng
盛产shèng chǎn
盛会shèng huì
盛夏shèng xià
盛大shèng dà

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
气候qì hòuHSK 4
空气kōng qìHSK 4
脾气pí qiHSK 4
争气zhēng qì

Words with 凌

冰激凌bīng jī língHSK 5
凌晨líng chén
恃强凌弱shì qiáng líng ruò

Words with 人

别人bié renHSK 3
客人kè rénHSK 3
成人chéng rénHSK 5
专人zhuān rén
世人shì rén
丢人diū rén
个人gè rén
为人wéi rén