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专横的

Definition

(adj) Excessively domineering or controlling

Examples

他那种专横的态度让人难以与他合作。
His overbearing attitude made it difficult to work with him.
  • 老板太专横的,我不想再干了。

    The boss is so overbearing, I don't want to work here anymore.

  • 她一开口就带着专横的口气。

    The minute she speaks, she sounds bossy.

  • 周末在奶奶家,表哥老用专横的语气指挥大家。

    At Grandma's on the weekend, my cousin kept bossing everyone around.

  • 那位校长专横的做法,把门口卖早餐的阿姨都气走了。

    The principal's controlling ways drove off the woman who sold breakfast by the school gate.

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Other Chinese words at this level include 刻薄的, 开放的, 需要关注的, 提供, and 同情. Tap any word to see its definition, examples, and audio.

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