Definition
This is a four-character idiom (成语) meaning to force someone to do something they find difficult, unwilling, or unable to do. The literal meaning is 'to force someone to do what is difficult for them'. It is often used to describe situations where someone imposes an unreasonable request. Note: the character 强 here is commonly pronounced qiǎng (third tone) in this idiom, though the source data lists jiàng; be aware of this common pronunciation.
f.e.
to impose a difficult task on someoneto force someone to do something they are unwilling or unable to do
Examples
- ，，强人所难？Tā míngmíng bú huì yóuyǒng, nǐ què ràng tā qù jiù luòshuǐ de rén, zhè bú shì jiàng ma?He clearly can't swim, yet you ask him to save the drowning person — isn't that imposing an impossible task on him?
- ，强人所难。Péngyou zhī jiān hùxiāng bāngmáng shì yīnggāi de, dàn bú yào jiàng.It's fine for friends to help each other, but don't force them to do things they can't.
- ，强人所难。Lǎobǎn ràng yí ge xīnshǒu sān tiān nèi wánchéng zhège xiàngmù, jiǎnzhí shì jiàng.The boss asked a newcomer to finish this project in three days — that's really imposing an impossible task.
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