forcibly annex territory; swallow up property
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to annex; to swallow up; to forcibly incorporate
formalOften used in historical, political, or business contexts to describe aggressive territorial or asset acquisition. Strong connotation of force or illegitimacy.
Zài在
lì历
shǐ史
shang上
，
qiáng强
dà大
de的
dì帝
guó国
cháng常
cháng常
bìng并
tūn吞
ruò弱
xiǎo小
de的
lín邻
guó国
。
Historically, powerful empires often annexed weaker neighboring states.
Nà那
jiā家
dà大
gōng公
sī司
tōng通
guò过
yī一
xì系
liè列
shōu收
gòu购
，
bìng并
tūn吞
le了
xǔ许
duō多
jìng竞
zhēng争
duì对
shǒu手
。
That large company swallowed up many competitors through a series of acquisitions.
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Zhí殖
mín民
zhě者
shì试
tú图
bìng并
tūn吞
zhè这
piàn片
yuán原
zhù住
mín民
de的
tǔ土
dì地
。
The colonists attempted to forcibly annex this land belonging to the indigenous people.