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strut about and give oneself airs; walk with pompous bearing; be swollen with arrogance

zhǐ gāo qì yáng

趾 高 气 扬

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derogstrut about and give oneself airs; walk with pompous bearing; be swollen with arrogance
- tā men zhǐ gāo qì yáng mù zhōng wú rén
  他们趾高气扬，目中无人。
  They swaggered and looked down upon no one.
- tā zhǐ gāo qì yáng de zǒu xiàng wǒ
  她趾高气扬地走向我。
  She swaggered over towards me.
synonym
dé yì yáng yáng得意洋洋 bù kě yī shì不可一世 yáng yáng dé yì洋洋得意 yào wǔ yáng wēi耀武扬威 yáng yáng zì dé洋洋自得 dé yì yáng yáng得意扬扬 zhì gāo qì yáng志高气扬 zú gāo qì qiáng足高气强 zhǐ gāo qì áng趾高气昂
antonym
dī shēng xià qì低声下气 zì cán xíng huì自惭形秽 wàng zì fěi bó妄自菲薄 bēi gōng qū xī卑躬屈膝 dī sān xià sì低三下四 nú yán bì xī奴颜婢膝

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