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HSK
7-9

persecute

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

po4hai4 pòhài

Meaning


Primary

persecute

Alternatives

persecution, persecutes, persecuted, persecuting

Mnemonic


To 迫害 persecute someone is 迫 to compel them to do things that intentionally 害 harms them.

Usage


政治 迫害

political persecution

我們 應該 反對 任何 形式 的 迫害。

We should oppose any form of persecution.

他們 受到 宗教 迫害。

They were persecuted for religious reasons.