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骄傲jiāo àoproud of sth

HSK 4word

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骄傲 (jiāo ào) means "proud of something," and also "pride," "arrogance," or "conceited." It can praise, as in 我为你骄傲 (I'm proud of you) or 她是我们的骄傲 (she is our pride), or criticize someone who is too full of themselves, as in 他太骄傲了.

What does 骄傲 mean?

  1. 1.

    proud of sthadjective

  2. 2.

    pridenoun

  3. 3.

    arrogancenoun

What do the characters in 骄傲 mean?

  • 骄proud
  • 傲proud

How do you use 骄傲?

为 + someone + 骄傲 says you are proud of them; 别骄傲 warns against arrogance.

Patterns

  • 为 + person + 骄傲

    爸爸为女儿骄傲。

    Bàba wèi nǚ'ér jiāo'ào.

    Dad is proud of his daughter.

What are some examples of 骄傲 in a sentence?

  1. 我为你骄傲。

    Wǒ wèi nǐ jiāo'ào.

    I'm proud of you.

  2. 他太骄傲了,不听别人的意见。

    Tā tài jiāo'ào le, bù tīng biérén de yìjiàn.

    He is too arrogant; he doesn't listen to other people's opinions.

  3. 她是我们的骄傲。

    Tā shì wǒmen de jiāo'ào.

    She is our pride.

How is 骄傲 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    妈妈,我这次考试考了第一名!

    Māma, wǒ zhè cì kǎoshì kǎo le dì-yī míng!

    Mom, I came first in this exam!

  2. Speaker B:

    太好了,我为你骄傲!

    Tài hǎo le, wǒ wèi nǐ jiāo'ào!

    That's great, I'm proud of you!

  3. Speaker A:

    老师也说我进步了很多。

    Lǎoshī yě shuō wǒ jìnbù le hěn duō.

    My teacher also says I've made a lot of progress.

  4. Speaker B:

    不过别骄傲,还要继续努力。

    Búguò bié jiāo'ào, hái yào jìxù nǔlì.

    But don't get cocky; keep working hard.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.