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HSK
6

to coerce

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

xie2 xié

Meaning


Primary

to coerce

Alternatives

coerce, coerces, coerced, coercing

Mnemonic


[xi-] Xena is [2] inside the [-e] electricity plant where she works. She stands in front of a fire-powered generator and is being 胁 coerced by a 力 muscular arm to throw a 月 moon into the fire. Otherwise the 力 muscular arm will tell the manager that she is a lazy worker. Xena refuses to be 胁 coerced and instead takes out a ハ fin and slaps the 力 muscular arm across the electricity plant floor for daring 胁 to coerce her.

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