骄 (jiāo): proud, arrogant
骄 (jiāo) is a Chinese character meaning “proud.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 马 (structural) and 乔 (structural). It ranks #2192 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 骄 a proud 乔 horse 马; 乔 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 马 (horse) appears in many related characters such as 马 (mǎ, horse), 骑 (qí, to ride), 验 (yàn, to test, to verify).
Definitions
- proud
- arrogant
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA proud 乔 horse 马; 乔 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰马乔 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 骄
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骄阳noun | jiāo yáng | blazing sun |
| 骄兵必败phrase | jiāo bīng bì bài | lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom) |
| 骄人noun | jiāo rén | worthy of pride |
| 骄气noun | jiāo qi | arrogance |
| 骄矜adjective | jiāo jīn | haughty |
| 骄横adjective | jiāo hèng | arrogant |
| 虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后 | xū xīn shǐ rén jìn bù , jiāo ào shǐ rén luò hòu | modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong) |
| 骄者必败 | jiāo zhě bì bài | pride goes before a fall (idiom) |
| 骄阳似火 | jiāo yáng sì huǒ | the sun shines fiercely |
| 胜不骄,败不馁 | shèng bù jiāo , bài bù něi | no arrogance in victory, no despair in defeat |
| 骄纵adjective | jiāo zòng | arrogant and willful |
| 戒骄戒躁 | jiè jiāo jiè zào | to guard against pride and impatience (idiom) |
| 骄奢淫佚 | jiāo shē yín yì | variant of 驕奢淫逸|骄奢淫逸 |
| 骄奢淫逸phrase | jiāo shē yín yì | extravagant and dissipated |
骄 appears in 15 compound words: 80 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 骄 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool
Example Sentences
骄字虽然难写,但意思很有趣。
jiāo zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
The character "骄" may be difficult to write, but its meaning is quite interesting.
王祉怡在赛后采访中坦言,这是一场非常艰难的比赛,她对自己的表现感到骄傲。
wáng 祉 yí zài sài hòu cǎi fǎng zhōng tǎn yán , zhè shì yī chǎng fēi cháng jiān nán de bǐ sài , tā duì zì jǐ de biǎo xiàn gǎn dào jiāo ào .
In a post-match interview, Wang Ziyi admitted that it had been a very tough match, and she was proud of her performance.
团队成员的成长,让李黎欣慰且骄傲。
tuán duì chéng yuán de chéng cháng , ràng lǐ lí xīn wèi qiě jiāo ào .
Li Li feels both gratified and proud of her team members’ growth.
铁生不会说这种骄傲的话,铁生只会说谦虚的话。
tiě shēng bù huì shuō zhè zhǒng jiāo ào de huà , tiě shēng zhī huì shuō qiān xū de huà .
Tiesheng would never say such boastful things; he only speaks with humility.
回望表演历程,他说一路走来,有值得骄傲的高光瞬间,也曾有崩溃的时刻。
huí wàng biǎo yǎn lì chéng , tā shuō yī lù zǒu lái , yǒu zhí dé jiāo ào de gāo guāng shùn jiān , yě céng yǒu bēng kuì de shí kè .
Looking back on his career as a performer, he said that along the way, there have been proud, memorable moments, as well as times when he felt completely overwhelmed.
【W/P过关】诸葛数:电讯骄阳磨利求突破
W P guò guān zhū 葛 shǔ : diàn xùn jiāo yáng mó lì qiú tū pò
[W/P Pass] Zhuge Shu: Telecom Sun Sharpens Its Edge in Search of a Breakthrough
玛丽太骄傲了,不是吗?
Mǎlì tài jiāo'ào le, bùshìma?
Mary is very arrogant, isn't she?
他很难掩饰对自己成功的骄傲。
Tā hěn nán yǎnshì duì zìjǐ chénggōng de jiāo'ào.
It was difficult for him to hide his pride in his success.
那位女生对自己的美貌感到很骄傲。
Nà wèi nǚshēng duì zìjǐ de měimào gǎndào hěn jiāo'ào.
That girl is arrogant because of her beauty.
骄傲使我无法向他借钱。
Jiāo'ào shǐ wǒ wúfǎ xiàng tā jièqián.
My pride prevented me from borrowing money from him.
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