争霸
zhēng bà
Pinyin

Definition

争霸
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zhēng bà
  1. to contend for hegemony
  2. a power struggle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

霸气
bà qì
  1. 1 imperious
  2. 2 aggressive
  3. 3 assertive
  4. 4 dictatorial manner
  5. 5 boldness
  6. 6 CL:股[gǔ]
霸道
bà dào
  1. 1 the Way of the Hegemon
  2. 2 abbr. for 霸王之道
  3. 3 despotic rule
  4. 4 rule by might
  5. 5 evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道
  6. 6 overbearing
  7. 7 tyranny
  8. 8 (of liquor, medicine etc) strong
  9. 9 potent
恶霸
è bà
  1. 1 evil tyrant
争霸
zhēng bà
  1. 1 to contend for hegemony
  2. 2 a power struggle
称霸
chēng bà
  1. 1 lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon
  2. 2 to take a leading role
  3. 3 to build a personal fiefdom
霸
bà
  1. 1 variant of 霸[bà]
霸占
bà zhàn
  1. 1 to occupy by force
  2. 2 to seize
  3. 3 to dominate
霸王
bà wáng
  1. 1 hegemon
  2. 2 overlord
  3. 3 despot
麦霸
mài bà
  1. 1 mic hog
  2. 2 person who monopolizes the mike at karaoke party (hegemon 霸 of the microphone 麥克風|麦克风)
学霸
xué bà
  1. 1 (slang) top student
  2. 2 bookworm
巨无霸
Jù wú bà
  1. 1 Big Mac (McDonald's hamburger)
波霸
bō bà
  1. 1 (slang) (loanword) big boobs
  2. 2 big-breasted
  3. 3 (coll.) tapioca balls, in 波霸奶茶[bō bà nǎi chá]
浴霸
yù bà
  1. 1 bathroom infrared heater, marketed as "bath master"
独霸
dú bà
  1. 1 to dominate (a market etc)
  2. 2 to monopolize
路霸
lù bà
  1. 1 brigand
  2. 2 (modern) uncivil driver
  3. 3 road hog
  4. 4 (PRC) person who sets up an illegal toll
  5. 5 (Tw) person who uses a part of the street as their private parking place
金霸王
Jīn bà wáng
  1. 1 Duracell (US brand of batteries etc)
霸主
bà zhǔ
  1. 1 a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
  2. 2 overlord
  3. 3 hegemon
霸凌
bà líng
  1. 1 bullying (loanword)
霸州
Bà zhōu
  1. 1 Bazhou county level city in Langfang 廊坊[Láng fáng], Hebei
霸州市
Bà zhōu shì
  1. 1 Bazhou county level city in Langfang 廊坊[Láng fáng], Hebei

Idioms (2)

独霸一方
dú bà yī fāng
  1. 1 to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc)
  2. 2 to hold as one's personal fiefdom
霸王硬上弓
bà wáng yìng shàng gōng
  1. 1 to force oneself upon sb (idiom)
  2. 2 to rape

Sample Sentences

你好，两张四点二十分的星际争霸。
nǐhǎo ，liǎng zhāng sì diǎn èrshí fēn de xīngjì zhēngbà 。
Hello, two 4:20 tickets for Star Craft.
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不为什么，我跟西施是一个老家的，浙江诸暨。还有，你想想，西施从一个村姑到后来成为吴越争霸的关键人物，这和她的天姿国色肯定是分不开的。要知道，她可是有沉鱼之美啊！
bùwèishénme ，wǒ gēn Xī Shī shì yī ge lǎojiā de ，Zhèjiāng Zhūjì 。háiyǒu ，nǐ xiǎng xiang ，Xī Shī cóng yī ge cūngū dào hòulái chéngwéi Wú Yuè zhēngbà de guānjiàn rénwù ，zhè hé tā de tiānzīguósè kěndìng shì fēnbukāi de 。yào zhīdào ，tā kě shì yǒu chényú zhī měi a ！
There's no why. Xi Shi and I share the same hometown: Zhuji in Zhejiang. Also, think about it. Xi Shi rose from a poor peasant girl to become a key figure during the warring Wu Yue period. This goes hand in hand with her unsurpassed beauty. She was so beautiful that she made the fish themselves sink, you know!
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好久没玩网络游戏了，昨天一上网，发现游戏有了天翻地覆的变化。以前玩的“雷神之锤”，“星际争霸”，现在都没人玩了。现在热门的“仙境”，“凯旋”，我还是第一次听说。
hǎojiǔ méi wánr wǎngluò yóuxì le ，zuótiān yī shàngwǎng ，fāxiàn yóuxì yǒu le tiānfāndìfù de biànhuà 。yǐqián wánr de “léishén zhī chuí ”，“xīngjì zhēngbà ”，xiànzài dōu méi rén wán le 。xiànzài rèmén de “xiānjìng ”，“kǎixuán ”，wǒ hái shì dìyīcì tīngshuō 。
It's been a long time since I played online games. Last night, as soon as I got online, I discovered that the gaming world has changed completely! Nobody plays stuff like ''Quake" and ''Starcraft." anymore. These days, the hottest games these are ''Ragnarok”　and "Sephiroth''. This was the first time I'd heard of them.
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