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拿架子

ná jià zidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to throw one's weight around / to put on airs
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-9108e31e44360842. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

拿架子 拿架子 [na2 jia4 zi5] /to throw one's weight around/to put on airs/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 拿
    ná

    to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take / (used in the same way as 把[bǎ]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)

  • 架
    jià

    to support / frame / rack / framework / classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc

  • 子
    zǐ

    son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub-

    zi

    noun suffix, as in 椅子[yǐ zi] "chair"

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.