逼 (bī): to compel, to pressure, to force (sb to do sth)
逼 (bī) is a Chinese character meaning “to compel.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 辶 (semantic) and 畐 (phonetic). It ranks #1549 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 逼 walk. Its radical form 辶 (walk) appears in many related characters such as 边 (biān, side), 过 (guò, to pass, past), 还 (hái, still, return).
Definitions
- to compel
- to pressure
- to force (sb to do sth)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逼迫verb | bī pò | to force |
| 逼供verb | bī gòng | to extort a confession |
| 逼真adjective | bī zhēn | lifelike |
| 逼近verb | bī jìn | to press on towards |
| 咄咄逼人phrase | duō duō bī rén | overbearing |
| 紧逼verb | jǐn bī | to press hard |
| 威逼verb | wēi bī | to threaten |
| 逼死verb | bī sǐ | to hound sb to death |
| 强逼verb | qiǎng bī | to compel |
| 逼上梁山phrase | bī shàng liáng shān | driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels |
| 逼和noun | bī hé | to force a draw (in chess, competition etc) |
| 逼债verb | bī zhài | to press for payment of debts |
| 逼良为娼phrase | bī liáng wéi chāng | to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom) |
| 催逼verb | cuī bī | to press (for a payment) |
| 逼人太甚 | bī rén tài shèn | to push sb too far |
逼 appears in 52 compound words: 46 as the first character, 42 as the last, and 12 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 逼 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
Showing 5 of 6 idioms containing 逼.
Example Sentences
了解逼字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。
le xiè bī zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ xiè zhōng guó wén huā .
Understanding the origin of the character "逼" helps to comprehend Chinese culture.
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. . . àn 2 0 2 6 tí zǎo sān nián niǔ kuī wéi yíng cái zhèng gǎi gé dǎo bī shàng lù
... Case 2026|Turn losses into profits three years ahead of schedule, and fiscal reform is forced to hit the road
基隆检察官林渝钧涉放高利贷疑逼签亿元债权遭声押 前妻百万交保
jī lóng jiǎn chá guān lín yú jūn shè fàng gāo lì dài yí bī qiān yì yuán zhài quán zāo shēng yā qián qī bǎi wàn jiāo bǎo
Keelung prosecutor Lin Yujun was suspected of lending usury and forced to sign 100 million yuan of creditor's rights, and his ex-wife was released on bail for millions
44岁范冰冰大晒贺年相贵气逼人 超巨型红宝石手鈪闪盲网民
4 4 suì fàn bīng bīng dà shài hè nián xiāng guì qì bī rén chāo jù xíng hóng bǎo shí shǒu 鈪 shǎn máng wǎng mín
44-year-old Fan Bingbing posted a noble New Year's look and a super giant ruby bracelet flashing blind netizens
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日本“猫经济”直逼3兆日圆 几乎追平大阪世博
rì běn māo jīng jì zhí bī 3 zhào rì yuán jī hū zhuī píng dà 阪 shì bó
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你将要把我逼疯了！
Nǐ jiāngyào bǎ wǒ bī fēng le!
You are going to drive me crazy!
这个噪声快把我逼疯了。
Zhège zàoshēng kuài bǎ wǒ bī fēng le.
This noise is driving me crazy.
我的上司被逼迫辞职。
Wǒ de shàngsi bèi bīpò cízhí.
My boss was forced to resign.
魔鬼逼我这么做的。
Móguǐ bī wǒ zhème zuò de.
The Devil made me do it.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 辶 (walk) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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