霸 bà
- Strokes
- 21
- Radical
- 雨 — rain
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
霸道
bàdào
overbearing; tyrannical
Characters in this word
道 dào
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 首 chief, head, leader
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这家公司在合同里设置了许多霸道条款，几乎不给供应商讨价还价的空间。 Zhè jiā gōngsī zài hétong lǐ shèzhì le xǔduō bàdào tiáokuǎn, jīhū bù gěi gōngyìngshāng tǎojiàhuánjià de kōngjiān. This company inserted many overbearing clauses into the contract, leaving suppliers almost no room to negotiate.
- 那个孩子很霸道，总是抢别人的玩具。 Nàge háizi hěn bàdào, zǒngshì qiǎng biérén de wánjù. That child is very domineering and is always grabbing other people's toys.
- 他说话很霸道，从来不听别人的意见。 Tā shuōhuà hěn bàdào, cónglái bù tīng biérén de yìjiàn. He talks in a very overbearing way and never listens to anyone else's opinion.
Related words
- 霸占 bàzhàn to occupy by force; to seize
- 知道 zhīdào to know
- 道 dào a measure word for long things
- 道理 dàolǐ reason; common sense
- 道路 dàolù road
- 味道 wèidào taste; smell
- 报道 bàodào to report; news report
- 难道 nándào really? (shows surprise)
- 街道 jiēdào street
- 道德 dàodé morals; morality
- 频道 píndào channel
- 打交道 dǎjiāodao to come into contact with, to deal with