bá chiếm
Definition
- 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.)