逼迫 (bī pò) — to force, compel, coerce | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

逼迫 frames coercion as an ongoing external pressure (circumstances, people), more duressive than the single act of 强迫. Distinguish from 被迫, which describes the victim's state ('be forced') rather than the act of forcing.

verb

to forcecompelcoerce

Examples

逼迫。
Bú yào bī pò tā zuò tā bú yuàn yì zuò de shì qing.
Don't force him to do things he doesn't want to do.
逼迫。
Tā men bī pò wǒ qiān le nà fèn hé tong.
They forced me to sign that contract.
，逼迫。
Zài jù dà de yā lì xià, huán jìng bī pò tā chéng rèn le cuò wù.
Under great pressure, the circumstances forced him to admit his mistake.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

迫pòcoerce

逼 and 迫 both mean to force, so together they strengthen the sense of coercion.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

辶畐逼

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuò

Sound part声符shēngfú

畐

畐fú逼bī

Same sound today

逼 pairs 辶, which carries the meaning, with 畐, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

辶白迫

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuò

Sound part声符shēngfú

白

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The form 迫 pairs the walking radical 辶 (written in full as 辵) with 白, which gives the sound.

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