倚势欺人 — “To bully others by abusing one's power or influence”
倚势欺人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bully others by abusing one's power or influence”. To take advantage of one's position to oppress others. Literally, “Lean on power to bully”.
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倚势欺人 Pronunciation and Pinyin
倚势欺人 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 倚势欺人
那个新来的主管总是倚势欺人，对下属态度傲慢，让大家都很不满。
The new supervisor always bullies others by abusing his power, treating his subordinates with arrogance, which makes everyone very dissatisfied.
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Synonyms of 倚势欺人
More idioms starting with 倚
- yǐ倚rén人lú庐xià下live under someone else's roof
- yǐ倚bàng傍mén门hù户rely on a faction's influence
- yǐ倚shì势líng凌rén人bully others by relying on power
- yǐ倚shì势xié挟quán权abuse power to oppress others
- yǐ倚dà大qī欺xiǎo小bully the weak with power
- yǐ倚tiān天bá拔dì地extremely grand and majestic
- yǐ倚jiāo姣zuò作mèi媚rely on beauty to act coquettish
- yǐ倚guān官zhàng仗shì势abuse official power
- yǐ倚guān官xié挟shì势abuse official power and influence
- yǐ倚shān山bàng傍shuǐ水situated by mountains and water
- yǐ倚lú庐zhī之wàng望parents' anxious longing for children's return
- yǐ倚qiáng强líng凌ruò弱bully the weak
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Open the tool →Questions about 倚势欺人
What does 倚势欺人 mean?
倚势欺人 (yǐ shì qī rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bully others by abusing one's power or influence”.
How do you pronounce 倚势欺人?
倚势欺人 is pronounced yǐ shì qī rén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 倚势欺人 literally mean?
Literally, 倚势欺人 means “Lean on power to bully”. It is used to mean “to bully others by abusing one's power or influence”.
What is the Chinese definition of 倚势欺人?
仗：倚仗，依靠。依仗某种权势欺压人