zā

拶

Character · Verb

to coerce; to force

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples

verb

archaic

Classical Chinese usage, often seen in the compound 逼桚.

Jiù旧

shè社

huì会

guān官

fǔ府

bī逼

zā桚

bǎi百

xìng姓

，

mín民

bù不

liáo聊

shēng生

。

In the old society, the government coerced the people, making life unbearable.

Dí敌

rén人

yòng用

gè各

zhǒng种

shǒu手

duàn段

bī逼

zā桚

tā他

jiāo交

chū出

qíng情

bào报

。

The enemy used various means to force him to hand over the intelligence.