威逼利诱
wēi bī lì yòu
Pinyin

Definition

威逼利诱
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wēi bī lì yòu
  1. to make threats and promises

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

逼
bī
  1. 1 variant of 逼[bī]
  2. 2 to compel
  3. 3 to pressure
傻逼
shǎ bī
  1. 1 variant of 傻屄[shǎ bī]
利
Lì
  1. 1 surname Li
利器
lì qì
  1. 1 sharp weapon
  2. 2 effective implement
  3. 3 outstandingly able individual
利用
lì yòng
  1. 1 to exploit
  2. 2 to make use of
  3. 3 to use
  4. 4 to take advantage of
  5. 5 to utilize
利益
lì yì
  1. 1 benefit
  2. 2 (in sb's) interest
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
胜利
shèng lì
  1. 1 victory
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
大吉大利
dà jí dà lì
  1. 1 great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving
意大利
Yì dà lì
  1. 1 Italy
  2. 2 Italian
战利品
zhàn lì pǐn
  1. 1 spoils of war
权利
quán lì
  1. 1 right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)
  2. 2 (classical) power and wealth
牛逼
niú bī
  1. 1 variant of 牛屄[niú bī]
福利
fú lì
  1. 1 material benefit
  2. 2 benefit in kind
  3. 3 (social) welfare
顺利
shùn lì
  1. 1 smoothly
  2. 2 without a hitch
不利
bù lì
  1. 1 unfavorable
  2. 2 disadvantageous
  3. 3 harmful
  4. 4 detrimental
亨利
Hēng lì
  1. 1 Henry (name)
  2. 2 henry (unit of inductance)
便利
biàn lì
  1. 1 convenient
  2. 2 easy
  3. 3 to facilitate
保加利亚
Bǎo jiā lì yà
  1. 1 Bulgaria
利事
lì shì
  1. 1 (Cantonese) same as 紅包|红包[hóng bāo]
利刃
lì rèn
  1. 1 sharp blade

Idioms (20)

一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
  1. 1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
仁言利博
rén yán lì bó
  1. 1 Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
作威作福
zuò wēi zuò fú
  1. 1 tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
便民利民
biàn mín lì mín
  1. 1 for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
  1. 1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
利欲熏心
lì yù xūn xīn
  1. 1 blinded by greed (idiom)
利禄薰心
lì lù xūn xīn
  1. 1 to be eager for wealth and emolument (idiom)
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
  1. 1 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
  1. 1 both fame and fortune (idiom)
  2. 2 both virtue and reward
名缰利锁
míng jiāng lì suǒ
  1. 1 lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom); tied down by reputation and wealth
  2. 2 the victim of one's own success
唯利是图
wéi lì shì tú
  1. 1 to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything
  2. 2 self-seeking
因利乘便
yīn lì chéng biàn
  1. 1 (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
因势利导
yīn shì lì dǎo
  1. 1 to take advantage of the new situation (idiom)
  2. 2 to make the best of new opportunities
地利人和
dì lì rén hé
  1. 1 favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied
坐收渔利
zuò shōu yú lì
  1. 1 benefit from others' dispute (idiom)
大吉大利
dà jí dà lì
  1. 1 great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving
天时地利人和
tiān shí dì lì rén hé
  1. 1 the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war
威福自己
wēi fú zì jǐ
  1. 1 to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)
威震天下
wēi zhèn tiān xià
  1. 1 to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)
官逼民反
guān bī mín fǎn
  1. 1 a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people

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