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Examples:treaty port, forced on Qing China by the 19th century Great Powers—a forced analogy (idiom); jump to an unwarranted conclusion—forced labor repay a debt—fig. forced relinquish the middle ground—assign corvée duties (forced labor)—be forced to grind grain as a punishment (old)—be forced to suffer in silence—forced agricultural experience for city intellectuals—tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force—Treaty of Aigun, 1858 unequal treaty forced on Qing China by Tsarist Russia—commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial review after two years (PRC) (legal)—lit. a force smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force—car slave, sb forced sacrifice quality of life to buy or maintain a car—forced leave home and wander from place to place—destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about—forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée)—give a forced interpretation—give a forced interpretation [idiom.]—fig. hesitate to do sth until forced to do even more—forced labor (as punishment in criminal case)—a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal)—refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit—lit. forced crawl between sb's legs as humiliation [idiom.]—not submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence—Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s fight the Taiping heavenly kingdom rebellion—peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence—action at a distance (e.g. gravitational force)—besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops—cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)—lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force—exploit advantage to force sb to do one's bidding—many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength—(in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force—impossible resist (idiom); an irresistible force—a turn-out in full force (of a gang of villains)—protocol of Beijing of 1901 ending the Eight-power allied force intervention after the Boxer uprising—Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canadian federal and national police force—lever arm (i.e. perpendicular distance from the fulcrum the line of force)— |