咄咄逼人
duō duō bī rén
Pinyin
Definition
咄咄逼人
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- overbearing
- forceful
- aggressive
- menacing
- imperious
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一人得道,鸡犬升天
- 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
- 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
- 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
- 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一鸣惊人
- 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
三人成虎
- 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行,必有我师
- 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
- 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三个女人一台戏
- 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
Sample Sentences
你…你…干什么这么咄咄逼人啊!这些我当然想过啊,我已经和我在出版界工作的朋友谈过了,也大概知道可以去哪儿找人替我设计网站。资金也可以去向银行贷款嘛!
You... you... why are you being so overbearing! Of course I've already thought of all that, I've already talked it over with my friends in the publishing industry, and I know whereabouts I should go to find someone to design my website. I can get capital from a bank loan!
好啦!不是我要咄咄逼人,我只是怕你又只是一时兴起,结果搞得自己血本无归啊。
OK! I'm not being overbearing, I'm just afraid this is just a fad for you and that you'll end up with nothing to show for your hard work.