day 2proud, rude and mean

proud, rude and mean

Describe arrogant, rude, mean and cruel people, and read the prefixes 后- (post-) and 亲- (-friendly).

today’s words

• 傲 ào · proud, haughty
• 傲慢 àomàn · arrogant
• 高傲 gāo'ào · proud, haughty
• 霸道 bàdào · overbearing, bossy
• 卑鄙 bēibǐ · despicable, contemptible
• 粗暴 cūbào · rough, brutal
• 粗鲁 cūlǔ · rude, crude
• 狡猾 jiǎohuá · cunning, sly
• 奸诈 jiānzhà · treacherous, crafty
• 吝啬 lìnsè · stingy, mean
• 冷淡 lěngdàn · cool, indifferent
• 冷酷 lěngkù · cold and cruel, grim
• 冷漠 lěngmò · indifferent, uncaring
• 无情 wúqíng · heartless, ruthless
• 无耻 wúchǐ · shameless
• 自私 zìsī · selfish
• 贪 tān · greedy; to covet
• 贪婪 tānlán · greedy, avaricious
• 虚伪 xūwěi · hypocritical, false
• 虚荣 xūróng · vanity; vain
• 狭隘 xiá'ài · narrow, narrow-minded
• 嚣张 xiāozhāng · arrogant, aggressive
• 猖狂 chāngkuáng · rampant, unrestrained
• 放肆 fàngsì · impudent, out of line
• 邪 xié · evil; strange, weird
• 邪恶 xié'è · evil, wicked
• 凶 xiōng · fierce, fearsome
• 凶残 xiōngcán · brutal, savage
• 凶恶 xiōng'è · ferocious, fierce-looking
• 凶狠 xiōnghěn · vicious, ruthless
• 残酷 cánkù · cruel, brutal
• 残忍 cánrěn · cruel, ruthless
• 野蛮 yěmán · barbaric, rough
• 丑恶 chǒu'è · ugly, hideous (morally)

sentences

• 这部后现代电视剧里没有完全的好人。 · In this postmodern drama, there isn’t a single person who is entirely good.
• 那个客户态度傲慢，说话也很粗鲁。 · That client has an arrogant attitude and speaks rudely.
• 他太自私了，对别人的事总是很冷漠。 · He’s so selfish: he never cares about anyone else’s problems.
• 老板很吝啬，连一瓶水都舍不得给员工买。 · The boss is incredibly stingy: he won’t even buy his staff a bottle of water.
• 他的眼光太狭隘，只看得见自己的利益。 · His outlook is too narrow: all he can see is his own interest.