Definition
逼死 means 'to hound someone to death' or 'to push someone to the point of death' — it's a strong, resultative verb compound (逼 'force' + 死 'die'). You can use it literally (driving someone to suicide through relentless pressure) or figuratively (overwhelming someone with demands, stress, or criticism). It's a separable verb (离合词): you can insert 了 or other elements between the syllables, like 逼死了 or 逼得人想死.
v.
to hound to deathto push someone to the point of death (literally or figuratively)
Examples
- ，逼死。Tā yīnwèi huán bù qǐ zhài, bèi zhàizhǔ bī sǐ le.He was hounded to death by creditors because he couldn't pay his debts.
- ，逼死。Gōngzuò yālì tài dà, kuài bǎ wǒ bī sǐ le.The work pressure is too great — it's about to kill me.
- ，逼死。Tā shòu bù liǎo wǎng shàng de gōngjī, chàdiǎn bèi bī sǐ.She couldn't bear the online attacks and was almost hounded to death.
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