逼 bī
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 畐 to fill
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
逼近
bījìn
to approach closely; to draw near
Characters in this word
近 jìn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 斤 axe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 台风正逐渐逼近沿海地区，地方政府已启动最高级别预警。 Táifēng zhèng zhújiàn bījìn yánhǎi dìqū, dìfāng zhèngfǔ yǐ qǐdòng zuì gāo jíbié yùjǐng. The typhoon is gradually approaching the coastal region, and the local government has activated the highest-level warning.
- 考试的日子一天天逼近，他开始有点紧张。 Kǎoshì de rìzi yì tiān tiān bījìn, tā kāishǐ yǒudiǎn jǐnzhāng. The day of the exam draws closer day by day, and he is starting to feel a little nervous.
- 黑云逼近了小镇，街上的人都急着回家。 Hēiyún bījìn le xiǎozhèn, jiē shang de rén dōu jí zhe huí jiā. Dark clouds closed in on the small town, and everyone on the street hurried home.