Hanzi
Traditional
霸
Simplified
霸

hegemon/tyrant/lord/feudal chief/to rule by force/to usurp/(in modern advertising) master

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 9

Pinyin

bà, pò

Bopomofo

ㄅㄚˋ, ㄆㄛˋ

Jyutping

baa3

Example sentences

霸 bà
軍閥各霸一方，百姓生活很苦。
军阀各霸一方，百姓生活很苦。

The warlords each dominated their own territory, and the common people lived in hardship.

霸佔 / 霸占 bàzhàn
軍隊霸佔了這座城市。
军队霸占了这座城市。

The army forcibly occupied this city.

Example Vocabulary

霸氣

ba4'qi4

霸道

ba4'dao4

爭霸

zheng1'ba4

稱霸

cheng1'ba4

霸

ba4

overlord or bully; to dominate or seize by force

霸佔

ba4'zhan4

to forcibly occupy; to seize; to hog

霸王

ba4'wang2

巨無霸

ju4'wu2'ba4

噁霸

獨霸

du2'ba4

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