Writing
霸道 (bà dào) — how to say "tyranny" in Chinese
霸道
Tyranny, despotism, arrogance
adjective
Character composition
霸
tyrant, hegemon
道
way, method, to say
Radicals / Keys
雨
Rain
#173 · yǔ · 8 strokes
辵
Walk
#162 · chuò · 7 strokes
Collocations
推行霸道
tuī xíng bà dào
to pursue a policy of rule by force
霸道统治
bà dào tǒng zhì
rule by force
Examples
那个老板的管理方式太霸道，大家都不喜欢。
That boss's management style is too tyrannical, nobody likes it.
他很霸道。
He is very tyrannical.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "tyranny" in Chinese?
"tyranny" in Chinese is 霸道 (bà dào).
霸道 meaning in English
霸道 (bà dào) means "Tyranny, despotism, arrogance".
How is 霸道 pronounced?
It is pronounced bà dào (written as ba dao, badao). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "tyranny" in Chinese characters?
It is written 霸道: 霸 has 21 strokes, 道 has 12 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 霸道?
霸道 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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