官逼民反 guān bī mín fǎn

oppression by rulers makes people rebel

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people

Characters

Character Meaning
官 guān HSK 5
official; government official; governmental
逼 bī HSK 6
to force (sb to do sth); to compel; to pressure
民 mín HSK 4
the people; citizen; nationality
反 fǎn HSK 4
opposite; to oppose; against