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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bà | ba4
English translation
variant of [bà]
tyrant; to usurp, to rule by might

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Number of strokes

21

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

rain

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

革月

Semantic compound

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shuì zhè 兔崽子 tù zǎi zi 非得 fēi děi 亲自 qīnzì 出来 chū lái 称雄 dào , dǎo shì hǎo 现象 xiànxiàng .

I say it's a good sign when the bastards have to throw their weight about.

管事 zhě 专横 zhuān hèng 霸道 bàdào 典型 diǎnxíng de xiǎo 地方 dìfāng rén

The guy in charge was the typical smalltown tyrant.

wéi !”声音 shēngyīn 更加 gèng jiā 霸道 bàdào de 说道 shuō dào ,“ shuí ā yāo 干什么 gàn shén me ?”

"Hello!" the voice said, more peremptorily. "Who is it? Who do you want?"

不想 bù xiǎng ràng 自己 zìjǐ 显得 xiǎnde tài 专横 zhuān hèng 霸道 bàdào

He wants to be seen as less bossy and high-handed.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
争霸 zhēng bà a power struggle爭霸
hegemon
霸气 bà qì imperious霸氣
霸王 bà wáng hegemon霸王 bà wáng
霸道 bàdào abbr. for 霸王之道 Bà wáng zhī dào 霸道 bàdào
霸占 bà zhàn to seize霸佔
称霸 chēng bà to take a leading role稱霸
霸主 bà zhǔ overlord霸主 bà zhǔ
巨无霸 Jù wú bà giant巨無霸
恶霸 è bà evil tyrant惡霸
横行霸道 héng xíng bà dào to oppress橫行霸道
霸权 bà quán hegemony霸權
霸权主义 bà quán zhǔ yì hegemonism霸權主義
独霸 dú bà to monopolize獨霸
霸业 bà yè the task of establishing and maintaining hegemony霸業
霸州 Bà zhōu Bazhou county level city in Langfang 廊坊 Láng fáng [Láng​fáng], Hebei霸州 Bà zhōu
独霸一方 dú bà yī fāng to hold as one's personal fiefdom獨霸一方
路霸 lù bà brigand路霸 lù bà
霸州市 Bà zhōu shì Bazhou county level city in Langfang 廊坊 Láng fáng [Láng​fáng], Hebei霸州市 Bà zhōu shì
霸县 Bà xiàn Ba county in Tianjin霸縣

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