# 盛气凌人 (shèngqìlíngrén)

In Mandarin Chinese, 盛气凌人 (shèngqìlíngrén) means “overbearing and arrogant”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: overbearing and arrogant
- Pinyin: shèngqìlíngrén (sheng4 qi4 ling2 ren2)
- Traditional: 盛氣凌人
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 没人喜欢他盛气凌人的态度。
  Méi rén xǐhuan tā shèngqìlíngrén de tàidu.
  Nobody likes his overbearing attitude.

## Characters

- [盛](https://hanziro.com/word/cheng-hold/) (chéng): to hold; to contain
- [气](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-air/) (qì): air; gas
- 凌 (líng): to approach; to rise high
- [人](https://hanziro.com/word/ren-person/) (rén): person; people

https://hanziro.com/word/sheng-qi-ling-ren-overbearing-and-arrogant/

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