居高临下 meaning in English
lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom); fig. to occupy a commanding position
Meaning of 居高临下
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
jūgāolínxià
- lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
- fig. to occupy a commanding position
- to assume a haughty attitude
Stroke order for each character
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居 jū · to live · 8 strokes
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高 gāo · high · 10 strokes
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临 lín · to face · 9 strokes
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下 xià · down · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 居高临下.
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy; glad |
| 坐下 | zuò xia | to sit down |
| 下次 | xià cì | next time |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon; p.m. |
| 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 下班 | xiàbān | to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc) |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 下课 | xiàkè | to finish class; to get out of class |
| 下边 | xiàbian | under; the underside |
| 一下儿 | yīxiàr | erhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4] |
| 留下 | liúxia | to leave behind; to stay behind |
Questions about 居高临下
What does 居高临下 mean?
居高临下 (jūgāo-línxià) means "lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom); fig. to occupy a commanding position".
How do you write 居高临下?
居高临下 is made of 4 characters: 居 (8 strokes), 高 (10 strokes), 临 (9 strokes), 下 (3 strokes). That is 30 strokes in total.
Is 居高临下 an HSK word?
Yes. 居高临下 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 居高临下 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 居高临下 is written 居高臨下.