强迫

強迫

qiǎngpò

verb HSK 5 #2,766

Meanings

1 to compel; to force
2 to coerce

Characters

to force; to compel

to press; to compel

Double compulsion — to force someone against their will.

Examples

没有人强迫你这样做。

Méiyǒu rén qiǎngpò nǐ zhèyàng zuò.

Nobody is forcing you to do this.

他被强迫签了合同。

Tā bèi qiǎngpò qiān le hétóng.

He was forced to sign the contract.

不要强迫孩子学习。

Búyào qiǎngpò háizi xuéxí.

Don't force children to study.

Tips

usage

强迫症 (qiǎngpòzhèng) = OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) — a commonly used term in daily Chinese.

Stroke Order

强 qiáng

迫 pò