霸道

bàdào

adjective HSK 7-9 #19,606

Meanings

1 overbearing
2 domineering
3 tyrannical
4 potent

Characters

hegemon; to dominate

Examples

HSK 5

他做事太霸道了，从不听别人的意见。

Tā zuòshì tài bàdào le, cóngbù tīng biérén de yìjiàn.

He's too overbearing; he never listens to others' opinions.

HSK 6

这款白酒味道很霸道。

Zhè kuǎn báijiǔ wèidào hěn bàdào.

This baijiu has a very strong flavor.

Tips

history

霸道 originally meant the Way of the Hegemon (霸王之道) - ruling by force, as opposed to 王道 (the Way of the King) - ruling by virtue. This ancient philosophical contrast still echoes in the modern meaning of domineering.

Stroke Order

霸 bà

道 dào