Definition

1. Verb:
   • To seize, to take over by force or unjustly: "bá chiếm" means to take control or possession of something, often a territory, property, or right, through force, coercion, or without legitimate authority. It implies an act of usurpation or wrongful appropriation.
   • To monopolize, to arrogate: It can also describe the act of taking exclusive control of something, preventing others from having a share, often in an aggressive or domineering manner.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Kẻ xâm lược đã bá chiếm vùng đất của người dân bản địa. (The invaders seized the land of the indigenous people.)
  • Công ty đó bị cáo buộc bá chiếm thị trường bằng các phương thức không lành mạnh. (That company is accused of monopolizing the market through unfair practices.)
  • Hắn ta muốn bá chiếm toàn bộ tài sản của gia đình. (He wants to usurp the entire family's assets.)

Advanced Usage

• "bá chiếm quyền lực": to usurp power.
  • Âm mưu bá chiếm quyền lực của hắn đã bị phát hiện. (His plot to usurp power was discovered.)
• "bá chiếm thị trường": to monopolize/dominate a market.
  • Luật chống độc quyền ngăn cản các tập đoàn bá chiếm thị trường. (Antitrust laws prevent corporations from monopolizing the market.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chiếm (v): to occupy, to take possession of. (A more general and common term for taking over.)
• Cướp đoạt (v): to rob, to plunder. (Emphasizes taking by force or theft.)
• Độc chiếm (v): to monopolize, to have exclusive possession. (Focuses on the exclusivity aspect.)
• Xâm chiếm (v): to invade and occupy. (Specifically used for territories.)

Synonyms

• Usurp: to take a position of power or property illegally or by force.
• Seize: to take hold of suddenly and forcibly.
• Monopolize: to have exclusive possession or control of something.
• Arrogate: to take or claim something without justification.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a single Vietnamese verb, "bá chiếm" does not form phrasal verbs in the same way English verbs do. Its meaning is conveyed through combination with different objects. - Bá chiếm lấy: to seize and hold onto (adds emphasis on the act of taking). - Họ đã bá chiếm lấy những mỏ dầu quan trọng. (They seized and held onto the important oil fields.)

Related Idioms

• "Bá chiếm giang sơn": to usurp the country/realm (a literary or historical term for seizing control of a state).
  • Loạn thần tặc tử âm mưu bá chiếm giang sơn. (Treacherous officials and rebellious sons plotted to usurp the realm.)
• "Thế lực bá chiếm": a dominating/hegemonic force.
  • Thế lực bá chiếm đó đang kiểm soát mọi nguồn lực. (That hegemonic force is controlling all resources.)