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
逼迫
bīpò
to force; to compel
Characters in this word
迫 pò
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 白 white
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 贫困并没有逼迫他放弃学业，反而使他更清楚知识的价值。 Pínkùn bìng méiyǒu bīpò tā fàngqì xuéyè, fǎn'ér shǐ tā gèng qīngchu zhīshi de jiàzhí. Poverty did not force him to give up his studies; instead, it made him understand the value of knowledge more clearly.
- 老板逼迫员工周末也来加班，大家都很不满。 Lǎobǎn bīpò yuángōng zhōumò yě lái jiābān, dàjiā dōu hěn bùmǎn. The boss forces employees to work overtime even at weekends, and everyone is very dissatisfied.
- 没有人逼迫你，这个决定要自己做。 Méiyǒu rén bīpò nǐ, zhè ge juédìng yào zìjǐ zuò. Nobody is forcing you; you must make this decision yourself.
Related words
- 逼 bī to force
- 逼近 bījìn to approach closely; to draw near
- 逼真 bīzhēn lifelike; true to life
- 被迫 bèipò to be forced
- 迫切 pòqiè urgent
- 强迫 qiǎngpò to force
- 从容不迫 cóngróngbúpò calm and unhurried; composed
- 急迫 jípò urgent; pressing
- 紧迫 jǐnpò urgent; pressing
- 窘迫 jiǒngpò embarrassed; hard-pressed
- 迫不及待 pòbùjídài impatient; unable to wait; eagerly
- 迫害 pòhài to persecute; to oppress