强人所难

強人所難

qiǎngrénsuǒnán

phrase #29,756

Meanings

1 to force someone to do something difficult or against their will
2 to make unreasonable demands of someone

Characters

to force; to compel

that which (classical particle)

difficult; hard

Examples

你让他一个人完成这么多工作，不是强人所难吗？

Nǐ ràng tā yīgè rén wánchéng zhème duō gōngzuò, bùshì qiǎngrénsuǒnán ma?

Asking him to complete all this work by himself — isn't that forcing him to do the impossible?

她不想去，就不要强人所难了。

Tā bù xiǎng qù, jiù bùyào qiǎngrénsuǒnán le.

She doesn't want to go — stop forcing her to do something against her will.

Tips

grammar

强人所难 uses the classical pattern 强 + person + 所 + adjective, meaning 'to force someone to do what is difficult for them.' 所难 literally means 'that which is difficult (for them).'

Stroke Order

强 qiáng

人 rén

所 suǒ

难 nán