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被迫

bèi pò

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

被迫 (bèi pò) means "to be compelled; to be forced". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 被迫 means

1. to be compelled; to be forced

The characters in 被迫

• 被bèiquilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
• 迫pòto force; to compel; to approach or go towards

Example sentences

• 他被迫加班。
  He was forced to work overtime.
• 我被迫吃了药。
  Wǒ bèipò chī le yào.
  I was forced to take medicine.
• 驻军被迫投降。
  Zhùjūn bèipò tóuxiáng.
  The garrison was forced to surrender.
• 凯特被迫读这本书。
  Kate was forced to read the book.
• 她是被迫和他结婚的。
  Tā shì bèipò hé tā jiéhūn de.
  She didn't marry him of her own will.
• 他被迫在文件上签字。
  Tā bèipò zài wénjiàn shàng qiānzì.
  He was forced to sign the document.

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