Definition & Meaning

1.oppress; repress; force into obedience (by using power); keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority

2.constrict; compress

yā pò

压 迫

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1
v.oppress; repress; force into obedience (by using power); keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority
- nǎ lǐ yǒu yā pò nǎ lǐ jiù yǒu fǎn kàng
  哪里有压迫哪里就有反抗。
  Where there is oppression there is resistance.
- tā bì shēng zhì lì yú gǎi biàn nán fēi shòu yā pò rén mín de mìng yùn
  他毕生致力于改变南非受压迫人民的命运。
  He had dedicated his life to bettering the lot of the oppressed people of South Africa.
- gāo ěr jī fēi cháng tóng qíng qióng rén hé shòu yā pò zhě
  高尔基非常同情穷人和受压迫者。
  Gorky had great sympathy for the poor and the down-trodden.
synonym
qiáng zhì强制 qiǎng pò强迫 bī pò逼迫 qiǎng bī强逼
2
v.constrict; compress
- yā pò dòng mài
  压迫动脉
  compress an artery
- xiōng bù yǒu yā pò de gǎn jué
  胸部有压迫的感觉
  feel constrictions in the chest; have a feeling of pressure in the chest

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