Meaning
feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant; lord; master; hegemon
Chinese: 霸占、称霸，也指强横的人。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ba” becomes a different word in each tone. 霸 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 霸道bà dàothe Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might
- 霸占bà zhànto occupy by force; to seize; to dominate
- 学霸xué bà(slang) straight-A student; academic prodigy
- 霸主bà zhǔa powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC); overlord; hegemon
- 霸机bà jī(of passengers) to stage a sit-in after the plane has landed (as a protest against bad service etc) (Tw)
Example Sentence
我们不应该霸占公共的东西。Wǒ men bù yīng gāi bà zhàn gōng gòng de dōng xi.We should not monopolize public things.
我们Wǒ menwe不bùnot应该yīng gāishould霸占bà zhànto occupy by force公共gōng gòngpublic的deof东西dōng xithing。