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jiāo

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jiāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiāo | jiao1
English translation
proud
arrogant
haughty, spirited; a wild stallion

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About jiāo

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

jiāo

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

A proud  qiáo horse  qiáo also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of jiāo

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

马乔

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Example sentences using jiāo

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夏日 xià rì de 骄阳 jiāo yáng zhào jìn le 山谷 shān gǔ .

Summer pours scorching sunlight into the valleys.

骄傲 jiāoào de 注视 zhùshì zhāo xié shǎng 闪亮 shǎn liàng de 扣环 kòu huán .

She gazed proudly at the shiny buckles on her shoes.

骄傲 jiāoào hàn 使 shǐ 进退两难 jìn tuì liǎng nán ,她再无法 wú fǎ 掩饰 yǎnshì le .

The straIt'she was in through pride and shrewishness could not be disguised longer.

de 迟钝 chídùn , 尽管 jǐnguǎn 显而易见 xiǎn ér yì jiàn , què xián ,因为 yīnwèi Zhōng bìng 包含 bāohán 骄矜 jiāo jīn 自负 zì fù de 成份 chéng fèn .

Her folly, though evident, was not disgusting because it was not conceited.

骄傲 jiāoào 不得 bù dé le , 尾巴 wěiba qiáo dào 天上 tiān shàng le .

He is very cocky, his tail sticking high up in the air.

Words with jiāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
骄傲 jiāoào pride驕傲
jiāo proud jiāo
骄人 jiāo rén impressive驕人
骄阳 jiāo yáng blazing sun驕陽
骄横 jiāo hèng arrogant驕橫
戒骄戒躁 jiè jiāo jiè zào to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool戒驕戒躁
骄阳似火 jiāo yáng sì huǒ the sun shines fiercely驕陽似火
骄纵 jiāo zòng arrogant and willful驕縱
骄奢淫逸 jiāo shē yín yì decadent驕奢淫逸
骄气 jiāo qi arrogance驕氣
骄矜 jiāo jīn haughty驕矜
骄兵必败 jiāo bīng bì bài fig. pride goes before a fall驕兵必敗
骄奢淫佚 jiāo shē yín yì decadent驕奢淫佚

jiāo Decomposition & Compounds

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jiāo Decomposition

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