嚣张 (xiāo zhāng) — arrogant and overbearing; brazenly aggressive
Definition
An adjective for someone whose arrogant behavior is openly aggressive and offensive to others. Stronger and more brazen than 傲慢 ('simply haughty'), and unlike 放肆 (a one-off impolite act), 嚣张 describes a person's ongoing attitude.
adjective
arrogant and overbearingbrazenly aggressive
Examples
- 嚣张，。Nà ge rén shuō huà hěn xiāo zhāng, ràng rén hěn bù shū fu.That person speaks very arrogantly, which makes people very uncomfortable.
- 嚣张，。Tā yǐ wéi zì jǐ yíng le jiù xiāo zhāng qǐ lái, jié guǒ hěn kuài shū le.He thought he had won and got all cocky, but ended up losing quickly.
- 嚣张。Zài gōng gòng chǎng hé xiāo zhāng huì ràng rén jué de nǐ méi yǒu jiào yǎng.Being arrogant in public will make people think you have no manners.
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