狂妄自大

kuángwàng-zìdà

idiom #23,347

Meanings

1 arrogant and conceited
2 wildly self-important
3 presumptuous and self-aggrandizing

Characters

wild / frantic / mad

reckless / presumptuous / unfounded

Examples

HSK 3

他狂妄自大，根本听不进别人的意见。

Tā kuángwàngzìdà, gēnběn tīng bù jìn biérén de yìjiàn.

He is so arrogant and conceited that he simply cannot take others' opinions.

HSK 4

狂妄自大的人往往会失败。

Kuángwàngzìdà de rén wǎngwǎng huì shībài.

People who are arrogant and conceited often fail.

Tips

memory

狂 (wild/frantic) + 妄 (reckless/unfounded) + 自 (self) + 大 (great/big) = wildly and recklessly thinking of oneself as great. Each character piles on another layer of overblown self-importance.

Stroke Order

狂 kuáng

妄 wàng

自 zì

大 dà