以老大自居 yǐ lǎo dà zì jū

to act as the boss; put on senior airs

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status

Characters

Character Meaning
以 yǐ HSK 2
to use; by means of; according to
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
自 zì HSK 3
self; oneself; from
居 jū HSK 3
to reside; to be (in a certain position); residence