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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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