裹挟

裹挾
guǒxié
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to sweep along
  2. 2 to coerce; to drag into

Examples

HSK 7-9
Hóngshuǐ guǒxié zhe níshā chōngjìn le cūnzi.
The flood swept mud and sand into the village.
HSK 7-9
Bùshǎo niánqīngrén bèi wǎngluò yúlùn guǒxié, shīqù le zìjǐ de pànduàn.
Many young people are swept along by online opinion and lose their own judgment.

Tips

usage
Literally "to wrap up and carry under the arm". Written and journalistic, often passive: 被裹挟, carried along by a crowd, an era or a trend against one's will. Compare 要挟 "to blackmail", where the force is a threat.

Stroke Order

裹 guǒ
挟 xié