迫 (pò): to persecute, to oppress, embarrassed
迫 (pò) is a Chinese character meaning “to persecute.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 辶 (semantic) and 白 (phonetic). It ranks #1005 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 迫 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 persecute
- to oppress
- embarrassed
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 迫
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 迫不及待phrase | pò bù jí dài | (idiom) unable to hold oneself back |
| 压迫verb | yā pò | to oppress |
| 迫使verb | pò shǐ | to force |
| 迫害verb | pò hài | to persecute |
| 紧迫adjective | jǐn pò | pressing |
| 强迫症noun | qiǎng pò zhèng | obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) |
| 逼迫verb | bī pò | to force |
| 胁迫verb | xié pò | to coerce |
| 迫击炮noun | pǎi jī pào | mortar (weapon) |
| 迫不得已phrase | pò bù dé yǐ | to have no alternative (idiom) |
| 迫降verb | pò jiàng | to force a plane to land |
| 迫在眉睫phrase | pò zài méi jié | pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom) |
| 窘迫adjective | jiǒng pò | poverty-stricken |
| 迫于verb | pò yú | constrained |
| 急迫adjective | jí pò | urgent |
迫 appears in 39 compound words: 44 as the first character, 38 as the last, and 18 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 迫 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
(sports) to closely guard an opponent; (fig.) to keep a close eye on sb; to monitor closely
Example Sentences
这个迫字的意思与它的部首有关。
zhè gě pò zì de yì sī yú tā de bù shǒu yǒu guān .
The meaning of the character "迫" is related to its radical.
...欣康养递表港交所 专注于向高龄长者及有更迫切养老需求的老年人提供医养结合服务
. . . xīn kāng yǎng dì biǎo gǎng jiāo suǒ zhuān zhù yú xiàng gāo líng cháng zhě jí yǒu gēng pò qiē yǎng lǎo xū qiú de lǎo nián rén tí gōng yī yǎng jié gě fú wù
... Xinkang Care Submission HKEX focuses on providing medical and nursing services to the elderly and the elderly with more urgent pension needs
...控美“多次违反贸易协议” 必要时将用反胁迫工具
. . . kòng měi duō cì wéi fǎn mào yì xié yì bì yāo shí jiāng yòng fǎn xié pò gōng jù
... The United States has "repeatedly violated trade agreements" and will use anti-coercion tools if necessary
暴雨致巴士司机改道 10嵗女生被迫淋雨回家
bào yǔ zhì bā shì sī jī gǎi dào 1 0 嵗 nǚ shēng bèi pò lín yǔ huí jiā
Heavy rain caused bus driver to divert 10-year-old girl forced to go home in the rain
眼镜店老板:钦佩神韵揭露迫害的勇气和智慧
yǎn jìng diàn lǎo bǎn : qīn pèi shén yùn jiē lù pò hài de yǒng qì hé zhì huì
Optical shop owner: Admire Shen Yun's courage and wisdom in exposing persecution
水牢性侵强迫堕胎样样来 联合国痛批东南亚诈骗园区惨绝...
shuǐ láo xìng qīn qiáng pò duò tāi yàng yàng lái lián gě guó tòng pī dōng nán yà zhà piàn yuán qū cǎn jué . . .
The United Nations criticizes the Southeast Asian fraud park for being tragic...
尽管受到暴君的迫害，英雄还顽强地斗争。
Jǐnguǎn shòudào bàojūn de pòhài, yīngxióng hái wánqiáng de dòuzhēng.
In spite of the tyrant’s persecution, the hero valiantly carried on the struggle.
这个国家的政府压迫人民。
Zhège guójiā de zhèngfǔ yāpò rénmín.
The government of this country oppresses its people.
有人被胁迫要杀这个政治家。
Yǒurén bèi xiépò yào shā zhège zhèngzhìjiā.
Someone was coerced to kill the politician.
他被迫在文件上签字。
Tā bèipò zài wénjiàn shàng qiānzì.
He was forced to sign the document.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 辶 (walk) component
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