Chinese word dictionary

霸座

bà zuò · to willfully occupy sb else's seat

Practice word

Word information

Simplified霸座

Traditional霸座

Pinyinbà zuò

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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霸bà

tyrant; to usurp, to rule by might

座zuò

seat; stand, base

How to learn 霸座

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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座zuò

seat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shi1 zuo4]); classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc

座位zuòwèi

seat; CL:個|个[ge4]

讲座jiǎngzuò

course of lectures; lecture series; chair (academic position)

插座chāzuò

socket; outlet

霸道bàdào

the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道; overbearing; tyranny; (of liquor, medicine etc) strong; potent

霸占bàzhàn

to occupy by force; to seize; to dominate