专横

專橫

zhuānhèng

adjective #15,990

Meanings

1 imperious
2 peremptory
3 domineering
4 overbearing

Characters

exclusive; specialized; autocratic

perverse; unreasonable

Examples

HSK 3

他的管理方式非常专横。

Tā de guǎnlǐ fāngshì fēicháng zhuānhèng.

His management style is very domineering.

HSK 7-9

专横跋扈的人没有人喜欢。

Zhuānhèng-báhù 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