力排众议

力排眾議

lìpái-zhòngyì

idiom

Meanings

1 to prevail over all objections
2 to push through one's view against the crowd
3 to stand firm against opposition

Characters

with force / strongly

the many / crowd

opinions / objections

Examples

HSK 4

他力排众议，坚持采用新方案。

Tā lìpái-zhòngyì, jiānchí cǎiyòng xīn fāng'àn.

He pushed through all objections and insisted on the new plan.

HSK 5

当年她力排众议，决定创业。

Dāngnián tā lìpái-zhòngyì, juédìng chuàngyè.

Back then, she pushed past all opposition and decided to start her own business.

HSK 6

领导力排众议，最终证明了他的判断是对的。

Lǐngdǎo lìpái-zhòngyì, zuìzhōng zhèngmíng le tā de pànduàn shì duì de.

The leader pushed his view against all objections, and in the end his judgment proved right.

Tips

history

Attested in 《三国演义》 chapter 43: 'Zhuge Liang debated the Confucian scholars, Lu Zijing pushed past the crowd's objections' (鲁子敬力排众议) to support the Shu-Wu alliance.

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Complimentary - implies conviction and eventual vindication, not stubbornness. Compare with the pejorative 一意孤行.

Stroke Order

力 lì

排 pái

众 zhòng

议 yì