自大 (zì dà) — arrogant, self-important, conceited
Definition
A plain adjective meaning 'arrogant, full of oneself' — a single character carries the idea, no 离合 verb form. Heavier, more literary than 骄傲, which can also mean 'proud' in a positive sense.
adjective
arrogantself-importantconceited
Examples
- 自大，。Tā zhè ge rén tài zì dà le, shuí de yì jiàn dōu tīng bú jìn qù.He is too arrogant and won't listen to anyone's opinion.
- ，自大。Tā zǒng shì jué de zì jǐ bǐ bié rén qiáng, qí shí zhǐ shì zì dà ér yǐ.She always thinks she's better than others, but really she's just arrogant.
- 自大。zì dà De rén hěn nán yì shí dào zì jǐ de quē diǎn.Arrogant people find it hard to realize their own shortcomings.
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