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轹

Character · VerbTraditional轢

to run over with a wheel; to oppress

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to run over with a wheel; to crush under a cart; to roll over

literary

Literary/archaic term describing the act of a wheel passing over and crushing something.

Chē车
lún轮
lì轹
guò过
 ，
chén尘
tǔ土
fēi飞
yáng扬
 。

The wheels rolled over, raising clouds of dust.

Gǔ古
dài代
zhàn战
chē车
zòng纵
héng横
chí驰
chěng骋
 ，
suǒ所
guò过
zhī之
chù处
 ，
jiē皆
bèi被
lì轹
zhī之
 。

Ancient war chariots galloped freely, crushing everything in their path.

2.

verb

to bully; to oppress; to ride roughshod over

literary

Used in a metaphorical sense for oppression by the powerful. Often seen in the compound '陵轹'.

Háo豪
qiáng强
líng陵
lì轹
xiāng乡
lǐ里
 ，
bǎi百
xìng姓
kǔ苦
bù不
kān堪
yán言
 。

The local tyrants oppressed the villagers, and the people suffered unspeakably.

Tā他
bù不
yuàn愿
wèi为
qiáng强
shì势
suǒ所
lì轹
 ，
fèn奋
qǐ起
fǎn反
kàng抗
 。

Unwilling to be bullied by the powerful, he rose up in resistance.