咄咄逼人

duōduō-bīrén
idiom #19,001

Meanings

  1. 1 overbearing
  2. 2 aggressive
  3. 3 menacing
  4. 4 imperious

Examples

Tā shuōhuà de yǔqì duōduōbīrén.
His tone of voice was overbearing.
Miànduì duōduōbīrén de duìshǒu, tā bǎochí le lěngjìng.
Facing an aggressive opponent, she remained calm.

Tips

memory
is an exclamation of reproach (like 'tsk!'). Doubled 咄咄 intensifies it. Combined with 逼人 (pressing on people), it paints a picture of someone aggressively confronting others with sharp words.

Stroke Order

duō
rén