霸道
Old HSK 6
霸道 (bàdào) · overbearing
霸道 (bàdào) means “overbearing; bossy; domineering”. It is written with 2 characters: 霸 (tyrant) + 道 (road). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 霸道 is built
The characters
霸 bà · tyrant
What 霸 is made of
- 雨yǔ — rain
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 革gé — leather
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
道 dào · road
What 道 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 首shǒu — chief
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 自zì — self
- 目mù — eye
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 首 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他说话很霸道，不听别人的意见。Tā shuōhuà hěn bàdào, bù tīng biérén de yìjiàn.He's bossy and doesn't listen to others.
别这么霸道，也让别人玩玩。Bié zhème bàdào, yě ràng biérén wánwán.Don't be so domineering, let others play too.
Questions about 霸道
What does 霸道 mean?
霸道 (bàdào) means “overbearing; bossy; domineering”.
How do you pronounce 霸道?
霸道 is pronounced bàdào.
Which HSK level is 霸道?
霸道 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 知道zhīdàoto know
- 道理dàolireason
- 道路dàolùroad
- 味道wèidaotaste
- 报道bàodàoto report (news)
- 难道nándàocould it be that…?
- 街道jiēdàostreet
- 道歉dàoqiànto apologize
- 打交道dǎjiāodàoto deal with
- 道德dàodémorality
Learn 霸道 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 3: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.