骄 (jiāo) — proud; arrogant; conceited (bound morpheme)
Definition
骄 is a bound morpheme (always part of 骄傲, 骄兵, etc.) meaning 'arrogant / conceited'. Use 骄傲 as the standalone word; 骄 only appears in compounds.
bound form
proudarrogantconceited (bound morpheme)
Examples
- 。Tā qǔ dé hǎo chéng jì hòu biàn de fēi cháng jiāo ào.He became very proud after achieving good results.
- ,。Tā jiāo ào zì mǎn, tīng bú jìn bié rén de yì jiàn.He is proud and complacent, unwilling to listen to others' opinions.
- “骄”,。Gǔ rén shuō "jiāo bīng bì bài", wǒ men yào qiān xū.The ancients said, "An arrogant army is doomed to fail"; we must be humble.
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