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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

高人一等 [gāorényìděng]
  1. 1. regard oneself as a cut above the rest

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

高人一等 [gāorényìděng]
  1. 1. a cut above other people; arch
    他看问题确是高人一等
    He stood head and shoulders above others in the way he looked at problems.
    他老以为自己高人一等
    He always thinks he's a cut above others.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

高人一等 [gāorényìděng]
  1. 1. 比一般人高出一个等次。形容超过一般人(多用于贬意)
    自以为高人一等是没有自知之明的表现

Examples

他看问题确是高人一等
He stood head and shoulders above others in the way he looked at problems.
她很有优越感,总觉得高人一等似的。
She has a sense of superiority and always assumes that she is superior to others.
with an air of superiority
摆出高人一等的神情
they consider themselves (to be) superior/happy
他们认为自己高人一等/开心

Word Decomposition


[gāo]
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[rén]
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[yī]
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[děng]

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