臭架子

chòujiàzi
noun #36,779

Meanings

  1. 1 hateful arrogance
  2. 2 stinking pretension
  3. 3 putting on airs

Examples

HSK 6
Tā gāng shēng le zhí jiù bǎi qǐ chòujiàzi lái le.
He just got promoted and is already putting on hateful airs.
HSK 6
Bié duān zhe chòujiàzi, dàjiā dōu shì tóngshì.
Don't put on those stinking airs - we're all colleagues here.

Tips

usage
Almost always used with the verbs 摆 (bǎi, 'put up') or 端 (duān, 'hold up'): 摆臭架子 / 端臭架子 = to put on offensive airs. 架子 alone just means 'frame' or 'manner'; the 臭 ('stinking') turns it into a clear insult about overplayed self-importance.

Stroke Order

臭 chòu
架 jià
子 zǐ