乘势使气 — “To throw one's weight around”
乘势使气 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to throw one's weight around”. To act overbearingly by taking advantage of one's power or position. Literally, “leverage power to show temper”.
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乘势使气 Pronunciation and Pinyin
乘势使气 Character Breakdown
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他仗着家里的背景，总是喜欢在外面乘势使气，惹得大家都不喜欢他。
Relying on his family's background, he always liked to throw his weight around outside, making everyone dislike him.
Idioms Related to 乘势使气
Synonyms of 乘势使气
More idioms starting with 乘
- chéng乘yún云xíng行ní泥vast disparity in status
- chéng乘rén人bù不bèi备take advantage of someone unprepared
- chéng乘rén人zhī之wēi危take advantage of someone's vulnerability
- chéng乘rén人zhī之è厄take advantage of someone's misfortune
- chéng乘wěi伪xíng行zhà诈practice deception and fraud
- chéng乘xìng兴ér而lái来come on a whim
- chéng乘xìng兴ér而lái来，，bài败xìng兴ér而guī归come with joy, leave with sorrow
- chéng乘xìng兴ér而lái来，，bài败xìng兴ér而fǎn返come with enthusiasm, return disappointed
- chéng乘qí其bù不bèi备take advantage of unpreparedness
- chéng乘qí其bù不yì意catch someone off guard
- chéng乘lì利xí席shèng胜capitalize on a winning situation
- chéng乘jiān坚cè策féi肥live extravagantly with sturdy carriages and fat horses
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Open the tool →Questions about 乘势使气
What does 乘势使气 mean?
乘势使气 (chéng shì shǐ qì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to throw one's weight around”.
How do you pronounce 乘势使气?
乘势使气 is pronounced chéng shì shǐ qì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 乘势使气 literally mean?
Literally, 乘势使气 means “leverage power to show temper”. It is used to mean “to throw one's weight around”.
What is the Chinese definition of 乘势使气?
仗势逞性子。