- 骄傲 jiāo'ào pridefeeling of satisfaction or honor resulting from an achievement or quality
- 傲慢 àomàn arroganthaving or showing an offensive attitude of superiority or self-importance; haughty
- 高傲 gāo'ào arrogantbehaving in a superior or condescending manner; looking down on others
- 傲然 àorán proudlyin a proud, lofty, or superior manner
- 傲气 àoqì arrogancean air of arrogance or haughtiness
- 傲视 àoshì disdainto turn up one's nose at others; to look down on with pride or contempt; to regard superciliously
- 自傲 zì'ào arrogancehaving an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities; conceited
- 笑傲江湖 Xiào'ào Jiānghú The Smiling, Proud Wanderera famous wuxia novel by Jin Yong, also the title of its various film and television adaptations
- 狂傲 kuáng'ào haughtybehaving in an arrogantly superior and disdainful manner; full of pride
- 心高气傲 xīngāoqì'ào haughtyproud and arrogant
- 傲骨 àogǔ loftinesslofty and unyielding character
- 倨傲 jù'ào arrogantarrogant; haughty
- 居功自傲 jūgōngzì'ào arrogant and boastfulClaiming credit for oneself and acting arrogantly; resting on one's laurels and despising others.
- 傲慢无礼 àomànwúlǐ arrogantarrogant and disrespectful
- 恃才傲物 shìcái'àowù conceitedTo be inordinately proud of one's talent and contemptuous of others.
- 冷傲 lěng'ào icily arrogant
- 傲睨 àonì disdainto look down upon
- 欺霜傲雪 qīshuāng'àoxuě cold-resistantremaining hardy and resistant to frost and cold weather, typically describing plants
- 傲岸 ào'àn proudlofty and unyielding; proud and haughty
- 虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后 xūxīnshǐrénjìnbù, jiāo'àoshǐrénluòhòu modesty leads progressmodesty leads to progress, while arrogance causes one to fall behind (a famous quote by Mao Zedong)
- 违傲 wéi'ào disobeyto disobey
- 傲娇 àojiāo tsundere(coll.) presenting as unfriendly and blunt, but warm and tender inside (loanword from Japanese "tsundere")
- 傲立 àolì stand tallto stand proudly
- 傲人 àorén impressiveremarkable and superior, such that it is a source of pride or causes others to be envious
- 傲视群伦 àoshìqúnlún preeminentTo have talent or accomplishments that far surpass those of one's peers; to be outstanding or incomparable.
- 孤傲 gū'ào aloofproud and aloof
- 引以为傲 yǐnyǐwéi'ào take pride into be intensely proud of something
- 秋菊傲霜 qiūjú'àoshuāng resiliencethe autumn chrysanthemum braves the frost
- 傲慢与偏见 àomànyǔ Piānjiàn Pride and PrejudicePride and Prejudice, novel by Jane Austen
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH