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高傲

高傲 (gāo ào): Arrogant / Haughty (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

高傲 consists of 2 characters.

proud, arrogant, haughty

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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Word Info

Pinyingāo ào

MeaningArrogant / Haughty

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word高傲

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How to Use 高傲 in Sentences

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

Adverb + Verbwith地

gāo高

ào傲

de地

tái抬

qǐ起

tóu头

neutralWritten

raise one's head arrogantly

Adjective + Nounwith性格

gāo高

ào傲

de的

xìng性

gé格

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

gāo高

ào傲

Subject + Verbwith态度

tài态

dù度

gāo高

ào傲

4.

Example Sentences with 高傲

tā他

hěn很

gāo高

ào傲

。

He is very arrogant.

neutral

arrogant personality

neutral

extremely arrogant

neutral

haughty attitude

Tā他

gāo高

ào傲

de的

tài态

dù度

ràng让

tóng同

shì事

men们

hěn很

bù不

shū舒

fu服

。

His arrogant attitude made his colleagues very uncomfortable.

tā他

nà那

gāo高

ào傲

de的

tài态

dù度

，

ràng让

zhěng整

gè个

tuán团

duì队

de的

hé合

zuò作

fēn氛

wéi围

biàn变

de得

shí十

fēn分

jǐn紧

zhāng张

。

His arrogant attitude made the collaborative atmosphere of the entire team very tense.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

，

yòng用

zhè这

zhǒng种

gāo高

ào傲

de的

zī姿

tài态

duì对

dài待

kè客

hù户

hěn很

bù不

zhuān专

yè业

ma吗

？

Don't you think it's very unprofessional to treat customers with such a haughty attitude?

nà那

zhǐ只

māo猫

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

hěn很

gāo高

ào傲

，

bù不

lǐ理

rén人

。

That cat looks very arrogant and ignores people.

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

zhēn真

de的

gāo高

ào傲

，

zhǐ只

shì是

bú不

shàn善

yú于

zài在

mò陌

shēng生

rén人

miàn面

qián前

biǎo表

dá达

zì自

jǐ己

。

He is not truly arrogant; he's just not good at expressing himself in front of strangers.

bié别

kàn看

tā他

píng平

shí时

hěn很

gāo高

ào傲

，

qí其

shí实

sī私

xià下

lǐ里

shì是

gè个

fēi非

cháng常

rè热

xīn心

cháng肠

de的

rén人

。

Despite his usual haughtiness, he is actually a very warm-hearted person in private.

tā她

shuō说

huà话

shí时

zǒng总

shì是

dài带

zhe着

gāo高

ào傲

de的

yǔ语

qì气

，

ràng让

rén人

bù不

tài太

shū舒

fú服

。

She always speaks with an arrogant tone, which makes people feel uncomfortable.

tā她

gāo高

ào傲

dì地

jù拒

jué绝

le了

suǒ所

yǒu有

bāng帮

zhù助

，

jiān坚

chí持

yào要

dú独

zì自

wán完

chéng成

zhè这

xiàng项

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

。

She haughtily refused all help, insisting on completing this challenge alone.

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Words with 高

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高中gāo zhōngHSK 2
提高tí gāoHSK 3
身高shēn gāoHSK 3
高铁gāo tiěHSK 3
高于gāo yúHSK 4
高价gāo jiàHSK 4
高温gāo wēnHSK 4

Words with 傲

骄傲jiāo àoHSK 4
傲慢ào mànHSK 7-9