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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 称霸

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
称霸 chēng bà - lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon
- to take a leading role
- to build a personal fiefdom

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 18,080 21,321 16,525

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
chèn- to fit; to match; to suit
- (coll.) to have; to possess
- Taiwan pr. [cheng4]
chēng- to weigh
- to state
- to name
- name
- appellation
- to praise
chèng- old variant of 秤[cheng4]
- hegemon
- tyrant
- lord
- feudal chief
- to rule by force
- to usurp
- (in modern advertising) master
- variant of 霸[ba4]

Other Words Containing 称霸

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
称霸 - - 18,080 21,321 16,525