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
迫使
pòshǐ
to force; to compel
Characters in this word
使 shǐ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 吏 government official, magistrate
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 连续亏损迫使公司重新审视过度扩张的商业模式。 Liánxù kuīsǔn pòshǐ gōngsī chóngxīn shěnshì guòdù kuòzhāng de shāngyè móshì. Continuous losses forced the company to re-examine its overextended business model.
- 大雨迫使比赛暂停了一个小时。 Dàyǔ pòshǐ bǐsài zàntíng le yí ge xiǎoshí. Heavy rain forced the match to pause for an hour.
- 价格上涨迫使很多家庭减少开支。 Jiàgé shàngzhǎng pòshǐ hěn duō jiātíng jiǎnshǎo kāizhī. Rising prices forced many families to cut their spending.
Related words
- 被迫 bèipò to be forced
- 迫切 pòqiè urgent
- 强迫 qiǎngpò to force
- 逼迫 bīpò to force; to compel
- 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
- 压迫 yāpò to oppress; to press against
- 使用 shǐyòng to use