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Definition(s) for: 逼上梁山

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
逼上梁山 bī shàng liáng shān - driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels
- to drive to revolt
- to force sb to desperate action

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 53,707 71,967 46,535

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to force (sb to do sth)
- to compel
- to press for
- to extort
- to press on towards
- to press up to
- to close in on
- euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]
- variant of 逼[bi1]
- to compel
- to pressure
shǎng- used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
shàng- (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
- first (of multiple parts)
- to climb; to get onto; to go up
- to attend (class or university)
- (directional complement) up
- (noun suffix) on; above
liáng- Liang Dynasty (502-557)
- Later Liang Dynasty (907-923)
- surname Liang
liáng- roof beam
- beam (structure)
- bridge
liáng- variant of 梁[liang2]
shān- surname Shan
shān- mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4])
- (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

Other Words Containing 逼上梁山

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
逼上梁山 - - 53,707 71,967 46,535