逼
Ancient forms
1 formGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
bī bi1
逼
- to force (sb to do sth)
- to compel
- to press for
- to extort
- to press on towards
- to press up to
- to close in on
- euphemistic variant of 屄
Example sentences
- We were driven to the wall.
HSK words with 逼
More words with 逼
- 逼人 bīrén pressing
- 逼格 bīgé (slang) pretentious style
- 逼死 bīsǐ to hound sb to death
- 逼和 bīhé to force a draw (in chess, competition etc)
- 进逼 jìnbī to advance on sth; to press closely (on some goal)
- 逼视 bīshì to look at from close up
- 倒逼 dàobī (neologism c. 2006) (of circumstances) to stimulate (change, esp. innovation, reform etc)
- 强逼 qiǎngbī to compel
- 苦逼 kǔbī (coll.) miserable; wretched