傲 meaning in English

ào

proud; arrogant

HSK 7-9adjective12 strokes

Meaning of 傲

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

ào
  1. proud
  2. arrogant
  3. to despise
  4. unyielding
  5. to defy

傲 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ不bù能néng忍rěn受shòu他tā的de傲ào慢màn。
I can't stand his arrogance.
她tā因yīn为wèi自zì己jǐ的de美měi貌mào而ér十shí分fēn高gāo傲ào。
She takes great pride in her appearance.
我wǒ想xiǎng让ràng她tā以yǐ我wǒ为wèi傲ào。
I want to make her proud of me.
汤tāng姆mǔ要yào以yǐ你nǐ为wèi傲ào了le。
Tom is going to be proud of you.
他tā以yǐ他tā的de工gōng作zuò为wéi傲ào。
He takes pride in his work.

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傲 ào · proud · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 傲.

骄傲jiāo'àopride; arrogance
傲慢àomànarrogant; haughty
高傲gāo'àoarrogant; haughty
引以为傲yǐnyǐwéi'àoto be intensely proud of sth (idiom)

Questions about 傲

What does 傲 mean?

傲 (ào) means "proud; arrogant" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 傲?

傲 is made of 1 character: 傲 (12 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 傲 an HSK word?

Yes. 傲 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.