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HSK
7-9

to coerce

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

xia2 xiá

Meaning


Primary

to coerce

Alternatives

coerce, coerces, coercing, coerced

Mnemonic


[xi-] Xena is [2] inside the lobby of the [-a] auditorium, on her shift cleaning the red lobby carpet. Suddenly a 扌 finger dressed up in some play costume comes hopping up to her with a 夾 sandwich, and gives it to her. Xena isn't hungry, but the thespian 扌 finger 挾 coerces her into eating it by threatening to try to get her fired if she doesn't eat the 夾 sandwich. Xena, unsure why she is being 挾 coerced into eating it, takes a bite.

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