压迫 yāpò to oppress
to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics)
How to remember 压迫: 压 press + 迫 to compel = to oppress.
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How it is used
- 'To oppress' (socially/politically) and 'to press on / compress' (physically) - 压迫人民 (yāpò rénmín) to oppress the people, 肿瘤压迫神经 the tumor presses on a nerve.
- The social sense (被压迫者 the oppressed) is politically weighty; the physical sense is medical/mechanical pressure. Context separates the two.