目中无人

mù zhōng wú rén

HSK 7–9

Meaning

to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters
condescending
to go about with one's nose in the air

形容高傲自大，看不起人。

Describes someone arrogant and looking down on others.

用于形容人态度傲慢，不把别人放在眼里。

Used to describe a person with an arrogant attitude who does not regard others.

1 他自从升职后就目中无人，连老朋友都不理了。（He has been arrogant since his promotion, ignoring even old friends.）
2 这种目中无人的态度让人很难合作。（Such an arrogant attitude makes it hard to cooperate.）
3 他目中无人，总觉得自己最了不起。（He is arrogant, always thinking he is the best.）
4 别那么目中无人，要学会尊重他人。（Don't be so arrogant; learn to respect others.）
5 他在公司里目中无人，同事们都很反感。（He is arrogant at work, and his colleagues resent him.）

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