(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.
  • 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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