逼迫

bīpò

verb HSK 7 #10,904

Meanings

1 to force
2 to compel
3 to coerce

Characters

to force; to press

to compel; urgent

Examples

没有人能逼迫你做这件事。

Méiyǒu rén néng bīpò nǐ zuò zhè jiàn shì.

No one can force you to do this.

他被逼迫签了合同。

Tā bèi bīpò qiān le hétong.

He was coerced into signing the contract.

Tips

usage

逼迫 implies strong, often unfair pressure. Compare with 强迫 (qiǎngpò, to compel), which is similar but can sound more official.

Stroke Order

逼 bī

迫 pò