No. 3,860 in Korean
압박하고
"압박하고" means "pressing or pressuring."
In a sentence
그들은 엄청난 압박을 받고 있어.
They are under tremendous pressure.
Here '압박' is used as a noun meaning 'pressure', and the verb 고 있다' indicates the state of experiencing it.
부모님이 공부하라고 계속 압박하고 계셔.
My parents keep pressuring me to study.
In this sentence, '압박하고' is the verb form meaning 'pressuring' used to describe the action.
그 상황에서 나는 압박하고 싶지 않았어.
In that situation, I didn't want to apply pressure.
Here, '압박하고' is again the verb form but is used in a negative connotation to express a reluctance to impose pressure.
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