Definition & Meaning

surly; tyrannical; arrogant; rude and unreasonable

Word usage

qiáng hèng

强 横

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adj.surly; tyrannical; arrogant; rude and unreasonable
- qiáng hèng de dí jūn
  强横的敌军
  brutal enemy
- qiáng hèng de tài du
  强横的态度
  rude and arrogant attitude
- tā hěn qiáng hèng méi yǒu bàn fǎ gēn tā jiǎng lǐ
  他很强横，没有办法跟他讲理。
  He is too surly to reason with.
synonym
bà dao霸道 qiáng hàn强悍 mán hèng蛮横 bá hù跋扈 hèng mán横蛮 diāo hàn刁悍
antonym
hé xié和谐 lǐ ràng礼让

Word usage

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

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