coerce; force into submission
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to coerce; to force into submission by relying on power or exploiting others' weaknesses
formalOften implies an imbalance of power where the coercer uses leverage (secrets, force, or authority) to control the victim. Common in formal and literary contexts.
Tā他
lì利
yòng用
zhǎng掌
wò握
de的
mì秘
mì密
lái来
xié挟
zhì制
duì对
shǒu手
。
He uses the secrets he holds to coerce his opponents.
Wǒ我
bù不
xiǎng想
shòu受
rén人
xié挟
zhì制
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
jù拒
jué绝
le了
tā他
men们
de的
wú无
lǐ理
yāo要
qiú求
。
I don't want to be coerced by others, so I rejected their unreasonable demands.
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Zài在
zhè这
gè个
tán谈
pàn判
zhōng中
，
tā他
men们
shì试
tú图
xié挟
zhì制
wǒ我
men们
zuò做
chū出
ràng让
bù步
。
In this negotiation, they tried to coerce us into making concessions.
Lǐng领
dǎo导
bù不
néng能
yòng用
zhí职
quán权
xié挟
zhì制
xià下
shǔ属
zuò做
wéi违
fǎ法
de的
shì事
qíng情
。
Leaders cannot use their authority to coerce subordinates into doing illegal things.