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排挤 (pái jǐ) — to push aside; to edge out (someone, typically from a group or position)

Definition

排挤 means 'to push out / squeeze out' of a group through hostile social pressure, not through formal removal. It is more personal and aggressive than 开除 (formal dismissal) or 辞退 (layoff).

verb
to push asideto edge out (someone, typically from a group or position)

Examples

  • 排挤。
    Xīn lái de tóng shì bèi lǎo yuán gōng pái jǐ zǒu le.
    The new colleague was pushed out by the veteran employees.
  • 排挤，。
    Tā zài gōng sī lǐ shòu dào pái jǐ, zuì hòu zhǐ hǎo cí zhí.
    He was squeezed out at the company and eventually had to resign.
  • 排挤，。
    Zhè ge tuán tǐ nèi bù hù xiāng pái jǐ, qì fen hěn chà.
    People inside this group push each other out, so the atmosphere is very bad.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

排páipush aside
挤jǐsqueeze out

排 (push aside) and 挤 (squeeze out) are close in meaning, together giving the idea of forcing someone 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.

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

排 uses 扌 (hand) to show arranging something with the hand, and 非 for the sound; this gives the sense of placing things in a line.

Open 排 →

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 →
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