盛气凌人 meaning in English

shèngqì-língrén

overbearing; arrogant bully

HSK 7-9Traditional 盛氣凌人27 strokes

Meaning of 盛气凌人

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shèngqìlíngrén
  1. overbearing
  2. arrogant bully

Stroke order for each character

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盛 chéng · to hold · 11 strokes

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气 qì · gas · 4 strokes

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凌 líng · pure · 10 strokes

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人 rén · person · 2 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 盛气凌人.

女人nǚrénwoman
男人nánréna man; a male
别人biérénother people; others; other person
家人jiārénfamily member; (old) servant
生气shēngqìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
病人bìngrénsick person; patient
天气tiānqìweather
工人gōngrénworker
老人lǎorénold man or woman; the elderly
不客气bù kèqìyou're welcome; don't mention it
有人yǒu rénsomeone; people
人们rénmenpeople

Questions about 盛气凌人

What does 盛气凌人 mean?

盛气凌人 (shèngqì-língrén) means "overbearing; arrogant bully".

How do you write 盛气凌人?

盛气凌人 is made of 4 characters: 盛 (11 strokes), 气 (4 strokes), 凌 (10 strokes), 人 (2 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.

Is 盛气凌人 an HSK word?

Yes. 盛气凌人 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 盛气凌人 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 盛气凌人 is written 盛氣凌人.