自高自大 — “To be arrogant and conceited”
自高自大 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be arrogant and conceited”. To be self-important and look down on others.
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自高自大 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 自zì
- 高gāo
- 自zì
- 大dà
自高自大 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 自高自大
他因为取得了一点小成就，就变得自高自大，听不进别人的意见了。
He became arrogant and conceited just because he achieved a small success, and wouldn't listen to others' opinions.
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More idioms starting with 自
- zì自shàng上ér而xià下From top to bottom
- zì自xià下ér而shàng上from the bottom up
- zì自bù不dài待yán言goes without saying
- zì自bù不liàng量lì力overestimate one's own abilities
- zì自yè业zì自dé得reap what one has sown
- zì自chǎn产zì自xiāo销produce and sell one's own products
- zì自jīn今yǐ以wǎng往From now on
- zì自jīn今yǐ已hòu后From now on
- zì自jīn今yǐ已wǎng往from now on
- zì自jīn今ér而hòu后from now on
- zì自yǐ以wéi为dé得jì计to fancy one's own clever scheme
- zì自yǐ以wéi为shì是self-righteous and opinionated
Questions about 自高自大
- What does 自高自大 mean?
- 自高自大 (zì gāo zì dà) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be arrogant and conceited”.
- How do you pronounce 自高自大?
- 自高自大 is pronounced zì gāo zì dà in Mandarin Chinese.
- What is the Chinese definition of 自高自大?
- 自以为了不起。