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高傲

gāo ào

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

高傲 (gāo ào) means "arrogant; haughty; proud". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 高傲 means

1. arrogant
2. haughty
3. proud

The characters in 高傲

• 高gāohigh; tall; above average
• 傲àoproud; arrogant; to despise

Example sentences

• 他绝不高傲。
  Tā juébù gāo'ào.
  He is free from pride.
• 她因为自己的美貌而十分高傲。
  She takes great pride in her appearance.

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read gāo ào correctly.
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