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欺压 (qī yā) — to bully, to oppress (by abusing power or strength)

Definition

欺压 (qī yā) means to bully and oppress someone by abusing power or strength over them — it implies ongoing, systematic mistreatment, stronger than the one-off sense of 欺负.

verb
to bullyto oppress (by abusing power or strength)

Examples

  • 欺压。
    Zhè ge è bà jīng cháng qī yā cūn lǐ de qióng rén.
    This bully often oppresses the poor people in the village.
  • 欺压，。
    Tā men wú fǎ rěn shòu lǎo bǎn de qī yā, jué dìng cí zhí.
    They couldn't stand the boss's bullying and decided to quit.
  • 欺压。
    Fǎ lǜ bǎo hù ruò zhě bú shòu qī yā.
    The law protects the weak from being bullied.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

欺qībully
压yāpress

欺 means to bully or deceive, and 压 means to press down; together they mean oppressive bullying.

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
欠欠qiànbreath
Sound part声符shēngfú
其
其qí欺qī
Same sound today

欺 is made of 其, which gives its sound, and 欠, which means breath.

Open 欺 →

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 壓; 压 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔdust
Sound part声符shēngfú
厭
厭yàn壓yā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 壓 is built from 土, dust, and 厭, which gives the sound; 压 is the simplified form of 壓.

Open 压 →
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