挤掉 (jǐ diào) — to squeeze out, to push out; (figuratively) to eliminate, to phase out

Definition

A verb-verb compound meaning 'to squeeze/push out' — literally forcing something off its place (a seat, market share, a job). The 把 construction is common when the displaced thing is the object.

verb
to squeeze outto push out(figuratively) to eliminateto phase out

Examples

  • 挤掉。
    Tā bǎ yá gāo lǐ de zuì hòu yì diǎn jǐ diào le.
    She squeezed out the last bit of toothpaste.
  • 挤掉。
    Hěn duō xiǎo gōng sī zài zhè cì jīng jì wēi jī zhōng bèi jǐ diào le.
    Many small companies were squeezed out in this economic crisis.
  • 挤掉。
    Tā zài zhè cì cái yuán zhōng bèi jǐ diào le.
    He was pushed out in this round of layoffs.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

挤jǐsqueeze
掉diàooff

挤 gives squeeze, and 掉 gives off; together they mean squeeze out.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 擠; 挤 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
齊
齊qí擠jǐ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 擠 pairs 扌 (hand) with 齊, a sound part; the simplified 挤 is a later shorthand.

Open 挤 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
卓
卓zhuó掉diào
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

掉 is built from 扌 (a hand) and 卓, which gives the pronunciation.

Open 掉 →

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