专横

專橫

zhuānhèng

adjective #15,990

Meanings

1 imperious
2 peremptory
3 domineering
4 overbearing

Characters

exclusive; specialized; autocratic

perverse; unreasonable

Examples

他的管理方式非常专横。

Tā de guǎnlǐ fāngshì fēicháng zhuānhèng.

His management style is very domineering.

专横跋扈的人没有人喜欢。

Zhuānhèngbáhù de rén méiyǒu rén xǐhuan.

Nobody likes imperious and domineering people.

Tips

mistakes

The 横 here is pronounced hèng (4th tone), meaning perverse/unreasonable, not héng (2nd tone, meaning horizontal). This is a common pronunciation mistake.

Stroke Order

专 zhuān

横 héng