press simultaneously; suffer jointly
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to press jointly; to suffer simultaneously from different hardships
literaryTypically used in set phrases such as 饥寒交迫 (suffering from cold and hunger) and 贫病交迫 (suffering from poverty and illness). This is a bound word rarely used independently.
Zài在
nà那
ge个
nián年
dài代
，
xǔ许
duō多
rén人
guò过
zhe着
jī饥
hán寒
jiāo交
pò迫
de的
shēng生
huó活
。
In that era, many people lived a life of suffering from cold and hunger.
Pín贫
bìng病
jiāo交
pò迫
shǐ使
tā他
wú无
fǎ法
jì继
xù续
gōng工
zuò作
。
Suffering from both poverty and illness made it impossible for him to continue working.
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Dí敌
jūn军
xiàn陷
rù入
jìn进
tuì退
jiāo交
pò迫
de的
kùn困
jìng境
。
The enemy troops fell into a dilemma where they were hard-pressed whether to advance or retreat.