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逼

bī

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Verb

逼 (bī) is a Chinese word meaning “to force (sb to do sth)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to force (sb to do sth)
  2. to compel
  3. to press for
  4. to extort
  5. to press on towards
  6. to press up to
  7. to close in on
  8. euphemistic variant of 屄

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Example

別逼他做不想做的事。

Don't force him to do what he doesn't want to.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).