aggressive and overbearing; fierce
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
fierce; aggressive; overbearing; in a threatening manner
neutralOften used to describe someone's aggressive posture, tone, or the intimidating momentum of a situation. Typically modifies people or their actions, and is frequently followed by '的'.
Tā他
qì气
shì势
xiōng汹
xiōng汹
de地
chōng冲
jìn进
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
zhì质
wèn问
jīng经
lǐ理
。
He barged into the office aggressively to confront the manager.
Duì对
fāng方
qiú球
yuán员
qì气
shì势
xiōng汹
xiōng汹
de地
wéi围
le了
shàng上
lái来
。
The opposing players gathered around in a threatening manner.
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Bié别
kàn看
zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
xiàn现
zài在
qì气
shì势
xiōng汹
xiōng汹
de的
，
gēn根
jī基
qí其
shí实
bù不
wěn稳
。
Don't be fooled by the company's current aggressive posture; its foundation is actually unstable.
Tā他
shuō说
huà话
de的
kǒu口
qì气
zǒng总
shì是
qì气
shì势
xiōng汹
xiōng汹
de的
，
ràng让
rén人
hěn很
bù不
shū舒
fu服
。
He always speaks in an aggressive tone, which makes people very uncomfortable.