威逼

wēibī

verb #28,821

Meanings

1 to threaten
2 to coerce
3 to intimidate into compliance

Characters

authority; power; might

to force; to press; to compel

Examples

他被人威逼，不得不签署了那份文件。

Tā bèi rén wēibī, bùdébù qiānshǔ le nà fèn wénjiàn.

He was coerced and had no choice but to sign the document.

敌军威逼城中居民交出粮食。

Díjūn wēibī chéng zhōng jūmín jiāochū liángshí.

The enemy troops intimidated the city's residents into handing over food.

Tips

usage

威逼 often pairs with 利诱 (lìyòu, to entice with profit) in the set phrase 威逼利诱 — using both threats and bribes to force compliance.

Stroke Order

威 wēi

逼 bī