Definition & Meaning

peremptory; (of attitude) arbitrary; (of attitude) rough and unreasonable

Word usage

mán hèng

蛮 横

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adj.peremptory; (of attitude) arbitrary; (of attitude) rough and unreasonable
- mán hèng de tài du
  蛮横的态度
  unreasonable attitude
- mán hèng de jù jué jiàn yì
  蛮横地拒绝建议
  arbitrarily reject proposals
- jǔ zhǐ mán hèng
  举止蛮横
  behave outrageously
- mán hèng zhī tú
  蛮横之徒
  rude people
- mán hèng zhī jí
  蛮横之极
  be insolent to the extreme
- tā shuō huà mán hèng
  他说话蛮横。
  He speaks in an imperious tone.
- mán hèng de yāo qiú
  蛮横的要求
  peremptory demands
- tā fù qīn shì gè mán hèng de jiǔ guǐ
  他父亲是个蛮横的酒鬼。
  His father was a drunken brute.
- tā de mán hèng shǐ tā diū le gōng zuò
  她的蛮横使她丢了工作。
  Her insolence cost her job.
synonym
diāo mán刁蛮 qiáng hèng强横 hèng mán横蛮 hèng bào横暴 xiōng hèng凶横 diāo hèng刁横
antonym
jiǎng lǐ讲理

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Note
"横" cannot be pronounced as "héng" in "蛮横".

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