si1 aat3施壓施压
Jyutpingsi1 aat3
Yalesī aat
Definition
To exert pressure on someone or an organization by making demands that are harsher or harder to meet than usual.
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How it's used
Focuses on the active, often deliberate act of forcing someone to comply with difficult demands. It is frequently used in political, corporate, or social contexts where power dynamics are involved. Unlike general pressure, this term implies a calculated strategy to influence an outcome.
Examples
They keep exerting pressure on the company, wanting more benefits.
Related words
Common phrases
to exert pressure on the government
to apply pressure
Common mistake
Avoid using this in casual, physical contexts like pressing a button or pushing an object, as it is strictly reserved for abstract, social, or institutional pressure.
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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.
