胁 (xié) — (bound form) flank, side of the body; (bound form) to coerce, to force
Definition
A bound morpheme (always part of a compound): 胁部 = the side/flank of the body; 威胁, 胁迫 = to coerce or threaten.
bound form
(bound form) flankside of the body(bound form) to coerceto force
Examples
- ,。Tā shòu dào wēi xié, bù dé bù dā ying.He was threatened and had to agree.
- 。Dí rén xié pò tā tóu xiáng.The enemy coerced him to surrender.
- 胁。Tā de xié bù shòu le zhòng shāng.His flank was seriously injured.
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