强人所难

qiǎng rén suǒ nán

to make someone do what they can't or won't

Character by character

强qiǎng
force

人rén
people

所suǒ
what

难nán
hard

他不想喝酒，你就别强人所难了。

He doesn't want to drink, so don't push him.

Tone: negative (criticism).

强 is qiǎng (force), 难 nán. Polite way to drop a request: 我不想强人所难.

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