guǒ​xié

to sweep along

  • created sense approved 裹挟/裹挾 · guǒ​xié · to sweep along — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    裹挟 / 裹挾

    guǒ​xié

    to sweep along

    To sweep people or objects along in a flow, such as sediment in a flood or a person in a crowd.

    guǒ​xiá

    裹 (literal) → 裹 · guǒ · to sweep up 挟 (literal) → 挟/挾 · xié · to coerce

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 裹挟/裹挾 · guǒ​xié · to coerce — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    裹挟 / 裹挾

    guǒ​xié

    to coerce

    To force or coerce someone into taking part in a certain action or adopting an attitude due to external pressure, trends, or circumstances.

    guǒ​xiá

    裹 (literal) → 裹 · guǒ · to sweep up 挟 (literal) → 挟/挾 · xié · to coerce

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense