被迫

bèipò

verb HSK 4 #4,267

Meanings

被 (passive) + 迫 (force) = to be forced

Tā bèipò líkāi le gōngsī.

He was forced to leave the company.

Tā bèipò jiēshòu le zhège tiáojiàn.

She was forced to accept this condition.

Hěn duō rén bèipò gǎibiàn le jìhuà.

Many people were forced to change their plans.

grammar

被迫 already contains the passive 被. You do NOT add another 被 before it: say 他被迫离开 (correct), not 他被被迫离开 (wrong).

usage

被迫 always implies unwillingness. Compare: 不得不 (bùdébù) also means 'have to' but is softer — it's about circumstances, not someone forcing you.

被 bèi

迫 pò