天骄

天驕

tiānjiāo

noun #24,796

Meanings

1 heaven's pride
2 the pride of nature
3 outstanding talent (literary)
4 a term for the nomadic peoples of the steppe (historical)

Characters

proud, arrogant; outstanding

Examples

他被称为球场上的天骄。

Tā bèi chēng wéi qiúchǎng shàng de tiānjiāo.

He is called the heaven-blessed talent of the court.

一代天骄，成吉思汗。

Yī dài tiānjiāo, Chéngjísīhán.

A great pride of his age — Genghis Khan.

这所大学培养了无数天骄。

Zhè suǒ dàxué péiyǎng le wúshù tiānjiāo.

This university has nurtured countless outstanding talents.

Tips

history

天骄 was historically used by Han Chinese to refer to the Xiongnu (匈奴) — the 'heavenly proud ones' of the steppe. Mao Zedong famously used the phrase 一代天骄 in his poem about Genghis Khan, giving it a heroic, admiring tone.

Stroke Order

天 tiān

骄 jiāo