颐指气使 yí zhǐ qì shǐ

arrogant and bossy

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 28418th word

Definitions

  1. 1. arrogant and bossy
  2. 2. lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture

Characters

Character Meaning
颐 yí
chin; jaw; cheek
指 zhǐ HSK 4
to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; finger
气 qì HSK 1
to get angry; air; gas
使 shǐ HSK 4
to make; to cause; to enable