How to say “proud” in Chinese
proud; pride
“Proud” in Chinese is 骄傲, jiāo ào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
骄傲 is read jiāo ào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 马 “horse”. The right part 乔 qiáo is the same as in 桥 qiáo “bridge”.
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 敖 áo hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “骄傲”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 骄傲. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他为人谦虚，从不骄傲。tāwéirénqiānxū,cóngbùjiāo’àoHe's a modest person and never gets big-headed.
- 骄傲使人落后jiāo’àoshǐrénluòhòuPride makes you fall behind.
More words from the lesson “Everyone has their weak points”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “proud” in Chinese?
“Proud” in Chinese is 骄傲, pinyin jiāo’ào.
What does 骄傲 mean?
骄傲 (jiāo’ào) means “proud; pride”.
How do you write 骄傲?
骄傲 is 2 characters: 骄 (jiāo) — proud, arrogant; 傲 (ào) — proud, arrogant. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 骄傲?
骄傲 is read jiāo’ào. Tones: jiāo — first tone, ào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“proud” in the lesson “Everyone has their weak points”
This word is from the topic “People: looks and character” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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