霸 (bà) — tyrant; despot; hegemonic power; hegemony; bully (person who bullies others)
Definition
霸 (bà) names a person or power that dominates others through force. As a person it means 'tyrant' or 'bully' (e.g. 恶霸 local bully); as a power it means 'hegemony' (e.g. 霸权, 争霸 seek hegemony).
noun
tyrantdespothegemonic powerhegemonybully (person who bullies others)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 霸，。Tā shì yí gè dì tóu bà, méi rén gǎn rě tā.He's a local bully, and nobody dares to provoke him.
- 。Nà ge guó jiā shì tú jiàn lì dì qū bà quán.That country is trying to establish regional hegemony.
- ，。Tā zǒng shì yí fù bà dào de yàng zi, dà jiā dōu bù xǐ huan tā.He always acts like a tyrant, and nobody likes him.
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