目中无人

目中無人

mùzhōng-wúrén

idiom HSK 7-9 #25,570

Meanings

他那副目中无人的样子，谁都不喜欢。

Tā nà fù mùzhōngwúrén de yàngzi, shéi dōu bù xǐhuan.

Nobody likes his arrogant attitude of looking down on everyone.

别太目中无人了，大家都有自己的长处。

Bié tài mùzhōngwúrén le, dàjiā dōu yǒu zìjǐ de chángchù.

Don't be so arrogant — everyone has their own strengths.

memory

目 (eyes) + 中 (within) + 无 (no) + 人 (people). In your eyes, there is nobody — you see no one as your equal. A vivid image of extreme arrogance.

目 mù

中 zhōng

无 wú

人 rén