Meaning of 强人所难
强人所难 means force someone to do something they find difficult or unwilling to do; impose an unreasonable demand. Pronounced qiǎng rén suǒ nán.
- force someone to do something they find difficult or unwilling to do; impose an unreasonable demand
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zhī知
dào道
wǒ我
jiǔ酒
jīng精
guò过
mǐn敏
，
què却
fēi非
yào要
wǒ我
gān干
bēi杯
，
zhè这
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
qiǎng强
rén人
suǒ所
nán难
。
He knows I'm allergic to alcohol, but insists I finish my drink in one go. This is truly forcing someone to do the impossible.
Ràng让
yī一
gè个
wǔ五
yīn音
bù不
quán全
de的
rén人
qù去
cān参
jiā加
gē歌
chàng唱
bǐ比
sài赛
，
zhè这
bù不
shì是
qiǎng强
rén人
suǒ所
nán难
ma吗
？
Asking a tone-deaf person to enter a singing competition, isn't that imposing an unreasonable demand?
Jīng经
lǐ理
bù不
yào要
qiǎng强
rén人
suǒ所
nán难
，
zhè这
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
xū需
yào要
de的
shí时
jiān间
yuǎn远
chāo超
nǐ你
gěi给
de的
qī期
xiàn限
。
Manager, please don't force an impossible task; this project needs far more time than the deadline you've given.
Bāng帮
máng忙
kě可
yǐ以
，
dàn但
ràng让
wǒ我
zuò做
jiǎ假
zhàng账
jiù就
shì是
qiǎng强
rén人
suǒ所
nán难
le了
。
I'm happy to help, but asking me to cook the books is forcing me to do something I find unacceptable.
Tā他
bù不
huì会
chàng唱
xì戏
，
nǐ你
piān偏
yào要
tā他
chàng唱
，
zhè这
bù不
shì是
qiǎng强
rén人
suǒ所
nán难
ma吗
？
He can't sing opera, yet you insist he does. Isn't that asking for the impossible?