霸榜

bàbǎng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to dominate a chart
  2. 2 to hold the top of a ranking

Examples

Zhè shǒu gē bàbǎng yí ge yuè le.
This song has been dominating the charts for a month.
Tā liánxù bàbǎng wǔ zhōu, wú rén néng dí.
He's held the top of the chart for five straight weeks — no one can challenge him.

Tips

memory
is 'to rule / lord over' (as in 霸王 'overlord'), is 'ranking list' — so 霸榜 literally 'to tyrannize the chart'. Picture a work that won't let anyone else have number one.

Stroke Order

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