Entry
横héng行xíng霸bà道dào

  1. to oppress; to rule as a despot; to tyrannize

    trad. 橫行霸道

Also written 橫行霸道【héng xíng bà dào】

Characters in this word

4
横
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horizontal, across, crosswise, horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters), to place (sth) flat (on a surface), to cross (a river, etc), in a jumble, chaotic, (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable, violent

Pinyin
héng
Traditional
橫
Strokes
15
Frequency
25254 of 2500
Words starting with 横Words ending in 横Anywhere in a word
行
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(bound form) row; line, (bound form) line of business; trade; profession, (bound form) commercial firm, (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age), (in data tables) row; (Tw) column, classifier for rows or lines

Pinyin
háng
Strokes
6
Frequency
379 of 2500
Words starting with 行Words ending in 行Anywhere in a word
道
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road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]), (bound form) way; reason; principle, (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization, (Daoism) the Way; the Dao, to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel), (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words), classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process, (old) circuit (administrative division)

Pinyin
dào
Strokes
12
Frequency
1253 of 2500
Words starting with 道Words ending in 道Anywhere in a word