桀骜不驯 jié ào bù xùn

arrogant and obstinate (idiom); unyielding

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 55341st word

Definitions

  1. 1. arrogant and obstinate (idiom)
  2. 2. unyielding

Characters

Character Meaning
桀 jié
cruel; (emperor of Xia dynasty)
骜 ào
(fig.) (of a person) headstrong; (of a horse) untamed
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
驯 xùn
to tame; to attain gradually; Taiwan pr. xún