骄傲自满

驕傲自滿

jiāo'ào-zìmǎn

idiom #67,480

Meanings

1 arrogant and complacent
2 self-satisfied and proud
3 puffed up by one's own success

Characters

full, satisfied

Examples

HSK 1

做人不要骄傲自满。

Zuòrén búyào jiāo'ào-zìmǎn.

Don't be arrogant or complacent.

HSK 7-9

取得一点成绩就骄傲自满，迟早会跌跟头。

Qǔdé yìdiǎn chéngjī jiù jiāo'ào-zìmǎn, chízǎo huì diē gēntou.

Getting smug over small achievements will trip you up sooner or later.

Tips

usage

Standard pairing in moral exhortation: 虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后 ('modesty leads to progress, arrogance leads to regression'), a Mao-era slogan still widely cited.

history

Attested in 宋·王明清《挥麈后录》卷八: 既登宥密，颇骄傲自满.

Stroke Order

骄 jiāo

傲 ào

自 zì

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