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"(idiom) overweening attitude" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
嚣张气焰 囂張氣焰 xiāo zhāng - qì yàn (idiom) overweening attitude / threatening manner
Chinese Pinyin Translation
嚣张气焰 囂張氣焰 xiāo zhāng qì yàn overweening attitude / threatening manner
独树一帜 獨樹一幟 dú shù yī zhì lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom) / fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own syn
居高临下 居高臨下 jū gāo lín xià lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom) / fig. to occupy a commanding position / to assume a haughty attitude syn
目不斜视 目不斜視 mù bù xié shì not to glance sideways (idiom) / to gaze fixedly / to be fully concentrated / to preserve a correct attitude syn
别树一帜 別樹一幟 bié shù yī zhì lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom) / fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own syn
别树一旗 別樹一旗 bié shù yī qí lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom) / fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own
随风倒舵 隨風倒舵 suí fēng dǎo duò to trim one's sails with the wind / to adopt different attitude depending on the circumstances (idiom)
放下身段 fàng xià shēn duàn (idiom) to get off one's high horse / to dispense with posturing (and adopt a more humble or empathetic attitude)
冷眼旁观 冷眼旁觀 lěng yǎn - páng guān (idiom) to observe with an indifferent attitude / to be a bystander (usually referring to someone who could get involved but chooses not to) syn
态度 態度 tài du manner / bearing / attitude / approach / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
心态 心態 xīn tài attitude (of the heart) / state of one's psyche / way of thinking / mentality syn
姿态 姿態 zī tài attitude / posture / stance syn
启发 啟發 qǐ fā to enlighten / to explain (a text etc) / to stimulate (a mental attitude) / enlightenment / revelation / motivation syn
凝重 níng zhòng dignified / grave (expression) / imposing (attitude) / heavy (atmosphere) / (music etc) deep and resounding syn
变脸 變臉 biàn liǎn to turn hostile suddenly / face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc syn
架势 架勢 jià shi attitude / position (on an issue etc) syn
气魄 氣魄 qì pò spirit / boldness / positive outlook / imposing attitude syn
作势 作勢 zuò shì to adopt an attitude / to strike a posture
雅兴 雅興 yǎ xìng refined and elegant attitude of mind
定势 定勢 dìng shì attitude / mindset / prejudice syn
秉性 bǐng xìng innate character / natural disposition / attitude syn
行止 xíng zhǐ movements / attitude / behavior / whereabouts / tracks syn
听之任之 聽之任之 tīng zhī rèn zhī to take a laissez-faire attitude syn
意态 意態 yì tài bearing / attitude
娇态 嬌態 jiāo tài charming attitude / lascivious pose
态 態 tài (bound form) / appearance / shape / form / state / attitude / (grammar) voice syn
居 jī (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude syn
强硬态度 強硬態度 qiáng yìng tài dù unyielding attitude
假招子 jiǎ zhāo zi to put on airs / to adopt a false attitude
殊姿 shū zī differing attitude / different posture
稳恒态 穩恆態 wěn héng tài steady state / stable and permanent attitude
处世之道 處世之道 chǔ shì zhī dào way of life / attitude / modus operandi
身态 身態 shēn tài pose / figure / attitude
拿来主义 拿來主義 ná lái zhǔ yì the attitude of mechanically borrowing (ideas etc)
地平指示器 attitude direction indicator
姿态和轨道控制 attitude and orbit control
知识、态度和实践 知識、態度和實踐 knowledge, attitude and practice
姿态敏感器 zī tài mǐn gǎn qì attitude sensor
计划生育知识、态度和实践调查 計劃生育知識、態度和實踐調查 knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning survey / KAP survey
姿态控制 姿態控制 zī tài kòng zhì attitude control / stabilization
不分性别的态度 不分性別的態度 gender-neutral attitude
抱持 bào chí to hold (expectations, hopes etc) / to maintain (an attitude etc) / to harbor (doubts etc) / to clinch (boxing)
初心 chū xīn (one's) original intention, aspiration etc / (Buddhism) "beginner's mind" (i.e. having an attitude of openness when studying a subject just as a beginner in that subject would)
作态 作態 zuò tài to put on an attitude / to pose
官威 guān wēi the haughty demeanor of a government official / high-and-mighty attitude towards the public
天南地北 tiān nán - dì běi (idiom) far apart / (idiom) from different places / from all over / (idiom) (to talk) about this and that syn
从天而降 從天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng (idiom) to fall from the sky / (idiom) (fig.) to appear unexpectedly / to drop into one's lap syn
数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī shǔ èr (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best / one of the very best / (idiom) to list one by one syn
雨过天晴 雨過天晴 yǔ guò tiān qíng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天青|雨过天青[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing1] syn
一技之长 一技之長 yī jì zhī cháng proficiency in a particular field (idiom) / skill in a specialized area (idiom) syn
博士买驴 博士買驢 bó shì mǎi lǘ lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom) / fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point / idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
死而不僵 sǐ ér bù jiāng dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis / to die hard (idiom) / to die yet not be vanquished (idiom)
磨穿铁砚 磨穿鐵硯 mó chuān tiě yàn to grind one's way through an ink stone / to persevere in a difficult task (idiom) / to study diligently (idiom)
雨过天青 雨過天青 yǔ guò tiān qīng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天晴|雨过天晴[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing2]
雪泥鸿爪 雪泥鴻爪 xuě ní hóng zhǎo a goose's footprint in the snow / vestiges of the past (idiom) / the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)
推来推去 推來推去 tuī lái tuī qù (idiom) to rudely push and pull others / (idiom) to evade responsibility and push it to others
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. / cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom) / fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently
事不过三 事不過三 shì bù guò sān (idiom) a thing should not be attempted more than three times / don't repeat the same mistake again and again / (idiom) bad things don't happen more than three times
七弯八拐 七彎八拐 qī wān - bā guǎi (idiom) twisting and turning / (idiom) tricky and complicated
不知所以 bù zhī - suǒ yǐ (idiom) to not know the reason / (idiom) to not know what to do
不管不顾 不管不顧 bù guǎn - bù gù (idiom) to pay scant regard to (sth) / (idiom) unheeding / reckless syn
亭亭玉立 tíng tíng - yù lì (idiom) (of a woman) slender and elegant / (idiom) (of a plant) tall and straight syn
十拿九稳 十拿九穩 shí ná - jiǔ wěn (idiom) to be a cinch / in the bag / (idiom) (of a person) confident of success syn
吃干抹净 吃乾抹淨 chī gān - mā jìng (idiom) to devour (food) / (idiom) to shamelessly take advantage / to ruthlessly exploit
咬紧牙关 咬緊牙關 yǎo jǐn - yá guān (idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly / (idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering / to bite the bullet syn
涂脂抹粉 塗脂抹粉 tú zhī - mǒ fěn (idiom) to put on makeup / (idiom) to prettify syn
拖泥带水 拖泥帶水 tuō ní - dài shuǐ (idiom) muddy and wet / (idiom) (of speech, writing etc) slovenly / sloppy / (of actions) indecisive syn
昂首天外 áng shǒu - tiān wài (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens / (idiom) arrogant / haughty
东摇西摆 東搖西擺 dōng yáo - xī bǎi (idiom) to sway from side to side / unsteady / (idiom) indecisive / hesitant
狂风暴雨 狂風暴雨 kuáng fēng - bào yǔ (idiom) howling wind and torrential rain / furious storm / (fig.) (idiom) difficult circumstances / dangerous situation syn
莼羹鲈脍 蓴羹鱸膾 chún gēng - lú kuài (idiom) the dishes from one's hometown / (idiom) homesickness
裙带关系 裙帶關係 qún dài - guān xi (idiom) favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (idiom) (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates
遇人不淑 yù rén - bù shū (idiom) to be in a relationship with or marry a bad person / (idiom) to associate with a bad person
高高在上 gāo gāo - zài shàng (idiom) situated high / aloft / (idiom) (fig.) aloof and remote / situated above the masses and out of touch with reality
莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào (idiom) baffling / bizarre / without rhyme or reason / inexplicable syn
不可思议 不可思議 bù kě sī yì inconceivable (idiom) / unimaginable / unfathomable syn
小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì cautious and solemn (idiom) / very carefully / prudent / gently and cautiously syn
前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu (idiom) unprecedented syn
成语 成語 chéng yǔ Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation / idiom / proverb / saying / adage / CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4]
与众不同 與眾不同 yǔ zhòng bù tóng to stand out from the masses (idiom) syn
不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ (idiom) can't help but / involuntarily syn
不知所措 bù zhī suǒ cuò not knowing what to do (idiom) / at one's wits' end / embarrassed and at a complete loss syn
成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands syn
大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng to have a surprise (idiom) / shocked or startled / gobsmacked syn
理所当然 理所當然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán as it should be by rights (idiom) / proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right syn
一模一样 一模一樣 yī mú yī yàng exactly the same (idiom) / carbon copy / also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4] syn
迫不及待 pò bù jí dài (idiom) unable to hold oneself back / eager to do sth without delay syn
目瞪口呆 mù dèng kǒu dāi dumbstruck (idiom) / stupefied / stunned syn
乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo (idiom) chaotic / in disorder / muddled syn
实事求是 實事求是 shí shì qiú shì lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) / fig. to be practical and realistic syn
随心所欲 隨心所欲 suí xīn suǒ yù (idiom) to follow one's heart's desires / to do as one pleases syn
独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr unique and unmatched (idiom) / unrivalled / nothing compares with it syn
情不自禁 qíng bù zì jīn (idiom) cannot refrain from / cannot help / cannot but syn
可想而知 kě xiǎng ér zhī (idiom) (it) goes without saying / can well be imagined
不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation / (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently / as if by prior agreement syn
不以为然 不以為然 bù yǐ wéi rán not to accept as correct (idiom) / to object / to disapprove / to take exception to syn
无能为力 無能為力 wú néng wéi lì (idiom) powerless to do anything about it syn
脱颖而出 脫穎而出 tuō yǐng ér chū to reveal one's talent (idiom) / to rise above others / to distinguish oneself syn
口碑 kǒu bēi public praise / public reputation / commonly held opinions / current idiom syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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