Meaning
close to; compel; force; compel; drive; press for
Chinese: 逼迫、靠近。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “bi” becomes a different word in each tone. 逼 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 逼迫bī pòto force; to compel; to coerce
- 逼近bī jìnto press on towards; to close in on; to approach; to draw near
- 逼真bī zhēnlifelike; true to life; distinctly; clearly
- 逼人bī rénpressing; threatening
- 逼和bī héto force a draw (in chess, competition etc)
Example Sentence
我们不应该逼别人做不愿意的事。Wǒ men bù yīng gāi bī bié ren zuò bú yuàn yì de shì.We should not force others to do what they are unwilling to.
我们Wǒ menwe不bùnot应该yīng gāishould逼bīto compel别人bié renother people做zuòto make不愿bú yuànunwilling意yì(bound form) Italy (abbr. 的deof事shìmatter。