aat3 bik1壓迫压迫
Jyutpingaat3 bik1
Yaleaat bīk
Definition
To oppress or repress people; to exert pressure on others to force obedience or exploit them.
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How it's used
Used primarily in formal or political contexts to describe systemic or power-based mistreatment. Unlike everyday words for pressure, this carries a heavy connotation of injustice and the abuse of authority. It is rarely used in casual conversation unless discussing social issues or historical events.
Examples
They have been oppressed by the powerful for a long time and live miserable lives.
Why do you use your power to oppress your colleagues?
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 壓力, which refers to the noun stress or pressure. Remember that 壓迫 is a verb describing an active, often malicious, exertion of force against someone else, whereas 壓力 is a state of being.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
