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迫降

Mandarin · pinyin pò jiàng#

to force a plane to land

Mandarin · pinyin pò xiáng#

to force sb to surrender

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迫: pò · coerce, force, compel; urgent
降: jiàng · descend, fall, drop; lower, down

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4–4 · po4 jiang4

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verb

to make an emergency landing; to crash land
to force (an aircraft) to land

noun

emergency landing; crash landing
forced landing

verb

to force to surrender

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