傲娇 ào jiāo

cold and proud outside, soft and sweet inside

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (coll.) presenting as unfriendly and blunt, but warm and tender inside (loanword from Japanese "tsundere")

Characters

Character Meaning
傲 ào HSK 4
proud; arrogant; to despise
娇 jiāo HSK 6
delicate; tender; lovable