倒逼

dàobī

verb

Meanings

1 to force change in reverse
2 to compel reform from below / from the outside
3 to use external pressure to drive internal change

Characters

reverse / inverted

Examples

HSK 5

环保要求倒逼工厂改进工艺。

Huánbǎo yāoqiú dàobī gōngchǎng gǎijìn gōngyì.

Environmental requirements force factories to improve their processes.

HSK 7-9

市场竞争倒逼企业转型升级。

Shìchǎng jìngzhēng dàobī qǐyè zhuǎnxíng shēngjí.

Market competition forces enterprises to transform and upgrade.

Tips

register

Modern policy/business buzzword (post-2006). The flow is reversed (倒, dào) from normal: instead of leadership pushing change down, external constraints push it up. Heavy in Chinese econ commentary on supply-side reform.

Stroke Order

倒 dǎo

逼 bī