强加于人 (qiáng jiā yú rén) — to impose one's views on others; to force one's ideas upon others

Definition

A set phrase meaning 'to force one's own views on others' — emphasizes one-sided pressure without consent. Often paired with 把 to flag the imposed thing: 把自己的观点∼于人.

idiom
to impose one's views on othersto force one's ideas upon others

Examples

  • 强加于人。
    Bú yào bǎ zì jǐ de xiǎng fǎ qiáng jiā yú rén.
    Don't impose your own ideas on others.
  • 强加于人，。
    Tā zǒng xǐ huan qiáng jiā yú rén, suǒ yǐ dà jiā dōu bú yuàn yì gēn tā tǎo lùn.
    He always likes to force his views on people, so no one wants to discuss things with him.
  • ，强加于人。
    Zūn zhòng tā rén de xuǎn zé, bú yào qiáng jiā yú rén.
    Respect others' choices; don't impose your own.

Origin

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 強; 强 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 強 pairs an insect component with a sound component; this explains 強, not the simplified 强.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

加 pairs 力 and 口. In one explanation 力 is strength and 口 is the mouth, meaning exaggeration; in another 力 is plowing effort and 口 is breath or exclamation, meaning extra effort.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 一一yīflat stream of air
  • 丂丂kǎoto exhale

The old shape of 于 may have pictured an ancient wind instrument. Another explanation reads 一 as a flat stream of air and 丂 as an exhaling mark.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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