coerce; force to follow; drag into
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to coerce; to force someone to follow (into doing bad things)
formalCommonly used in formal, legal, or news contexts to describe forcing someone into criminal or unethical acts. Also written as 裹挟.
Tā他
bèi被
huài坏
rén人
guǒ裹
xié胁
，
cān参
yù与
le了
nà那
qǐ起
dào盗
qiè窃
àn案
。
He was coerced by criminals into participating in that theft case.
Bù不
yào要
guǒ裹
xié胁
wèi未
chéng成
nián年
rén人
zuò做
wéi违
fǎ法
de的
shì事
qing情
。
Do not coerce minors into doing illegal things.
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Guǒ裹
xié胁
qún群
zhòng众
de的
xíng行
wéi为
bì必
xū须
shòu受
dào到
fǎ法
lǜ律
zhì制
cái裁
。
The act of coercing the masses must be punished by law.