挟制 xié zhì

to exploit advantage to force sb to do one's bidding

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 46032nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. to exploit advantage to force sb to do one's bidding
  2. 2. forced submission

Characters

Character Meaning
挟 xié
to coerce; to clasp under the arm; old variant of 夾jiā
制 zhì HSK 5
system; to control; to regulate