跋扈 (bá hù) — bossy; domineering; overbearing

Définition

A strong, literary adjective for someone 'bossy and domineering' in manner — far more forceful than the everyday 任性. Usually describes powerful people (leaders, elders) who act arbitrarily and brook no opposition.

adjective
bossydomineeringoverbearing

Exemples

  • 跋扈
    Tā zài gōng sī lǐ yí xiàng bá hù, méi rén gǎn fǎn duì tā.
    He has always been domineering in the company; no one dares to oppose him.
  • 跋扈
    Zhè zhǒng bá hù de tài dù chí zǎo huì ràng tā shī qù péng you.
    This kind of overbearing attitude will sooner or later cause him to lose friends.
  • 跋扈
    Lì shǐ shàng nà xiē bá hù de tǒng zhì zhě zuì zhōng dōu bèi tuī fān le.
    The domineering rulers throughout history were all overthrown in the end.

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