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Definition(s) for: 趾高气扬

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
趾高气扬 zhǐ gāo qì yáng - high and mighty (idiom); arrogant

List Ranking for: 趾高气扬

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 22,466 45,065 28,130

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
趾 zhǐ- toe
高 gāo- surname Gao
高 gāo- high
- tall
- above average
- loud
- your (honorific)
气 qì- gas; air
- smell
- weather
- to make angry; to annoy; to get angry
- vital energy; qi
扬 yáng- abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2zhou1] in Jiangsu
- surname Yang
扬 yáng- to raise
- to hoist
- the action of tossing or winnowing
- scattering (in the wind)
- to flutter
- to propagate
扬 yáng- variant of 揚|扬[yang2]

Other Words Containing 趾高气扬

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
趾高气扬 - - 22,466 45,065 28,130