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居高临下

Word

to be high up and look down on what is below

Traditional
居高臨下

jū gāo lín xià

ju1gao1lin2xia4HSK 7–9

Meaning

  1. to be high up and look down on what is below
  2. to act like you are better than other people

Examples

  • 他居高临下,看着山下的房子。

    tā jū gāo lín xià, kàn zhe shān xià de fáng zi

    From high up, he looks down at the houses below the mountain.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他说话居高临下,大家不喜欢。

    tā shuō huà jū gāo lín xià, dà jiā bù xǐ huan

    He talks like he is better than everyone, and people do not like it.

    AI-generated sentence

Characters in 居高临下

居jū高gāo临lín下xià
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