排挤

排擠

páijǐ

verb #14,022

Meanings

1 to crowd out; to push aside
2 to supplant; to squeeze out

Characters

to push; to arrange

to squeeze; to crowd

Examples

他在公司被同事排挤了。

Tā zài gōngsī bèi tóngshì páijǐ le.

He was pushed aside by his colleagues at the company.

小企业经常被大公司排挤。

Xiǎo qǐyè jīngcháng bèi dà gōngsī páijǐ.

Small businesses are often squeezed out by big corporations.

Tips

usage

排挤 implies deliberate social or political exclusion, not just physical pushing. Often used with 被 in passive constructions: 被排挤 (to be pushed aside/marginalized).

Stroke Order

排 pái

挤 jǐ