倒逼

dàobī

verb

Meanings

1 to force change in reverse
2 to compel reform from below / from the outside
3 (neologism c. 2006) to use external pressure to drive internal change

Characters

reverse / inverted

Examples

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.

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.

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 dào

逼 bī