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逼

bī

HSK 6 Character

What 逼 means

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|bī}

Other readings

逼 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• bīvariant of {逼|bī}; to compel; to pressure

Example sentences

• 别逼我！
  Don't try to force me!
• 快把我逼疯了
  Kuài bǎ wǒ bī fēng le
  It's driving me crazy.
• 他是给逼的。
  He is being forced.
• 他们逼我出来。
  They forced me out.
• 魔鬼逼我这么做的。
  Móguǐ bī wǒ zhème zuò de.
  The Devil made me do it.
• 你将要把我逼疯了！
  Nǐ jiāngyào bǎ wǒ bī fēng le!
  You are going to drive me crazy!

Words starting with 逼

• 逼迫bī pòto force; to compel; to coerce
• 逼近bī jìnto press on towards; to close in on; to approach
• 逼真bī zhēnlifelike; true to life; distinctly
• 逼人bī rénpressing; threatening
• 逼供bī gòngto extort a confession
• 逼问bī wènto question intensely; to interrogate; to demand information
• 逼视bī shìto look at from close up; to watch intently
• 逼死bī sǐto hound sb to death
• 逼债bī zhàito press for payment of debts; to dun
• 逼和bī héto force a draw (in chess, competition etc)
• 逼奸bī jiānto rape
• 逼宫bī gōngto force the king or emperor to abdicate
• 逼将bī jiāngto checkmate (in chess)
• 逼尖bī jiānto sharpen (one's voice)
• 逼格bī gé(slang) pretentious style
• 逼逼bī bi(vulgar) to rattle on; to talk drivel
• 逼供信bī gòng xìnto obtain confessions by compulsion; confession under duress
• 逼人太甚bī rén tài shènto push sb too far; to go too far (in oppressing people)
• 逼上梁山bī shàng liáng shāndriven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels; to drive to revolt…
• 逼肖bī xiàoto bear a close resemblance to; to be the very image of
• 逼兜bī dou(slang) a slap on the face
• 逼良为娼bī liáng wéi chāngto force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom); to debauch
• 逼仄bī zènarrow; cramped

Words containing 逼

• 威逼wēi bīto threaten; to coerce; to intimidate
• 咄咄逼人duō duō bī rénoverbearing; forceful; aggressive
• 紧逼jǐn bīto press hard; to close in on
• 倒逼dào bī(neologism c. 2006) (of circumstances) to stimulate (change, esp. innovation, reform etc)
• 勒逼lè bīto coerce; to force; to press sb into doing sth
• 咖逼kā bī(colloquial) coffee (loanword) (Tw)
• 强逼qiǎng bīto compel; to force
• 硬逼yìng bīto pressure; to press; to force
• 绝逼jué bī(vulgar) absolutely; definitely; for sure
• 苦逼kǔ bī(colloquial) miserable; wretched
• 蛋逼dàn bī(dialect) to talk nonsense; to chat idly
• 追逼zhuī bīto pursue closely; to press; to demand (payment)
• 进逼jìn bīto advance on sth; to press closely (on some goal)
• 高逼格gāo bī gé(slang) high-end; classy
• 官逼民反guān bī mín fǎna government official drives the people to revolt (idiom)…
• 水刑逼供shuǐ xíng bī gòngwater-boarding, interrogation technique used by CIA
• 威逼利诱wēi bī lì yòuto make threats and promises
• 社交牛逼症shè jiāo niú bī zhèng(neologism, attested by 2021) (slang) extreme gregariousness…
• 催逼cuī bīto press (for a payment)
• 逗逼dòu bī(slang) silly but amusing person
• 撕逼sī bī(slang) (lit.) to tear cunt; (fig.) (of females) to have a catfight; to have a bitch fight
• 懵逼měng bī(dialect) stupefied; dumbfounded
• 傻逼shǎ bīvariant of 傻屄
• 操逼cào bīvariant of 肏屄

Characters that look like 逼

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 道dàoroad; path; (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art…
• 遇yù(bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned; (bound form) to treat…
• 遍biàneverywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time
• 遏èto restrain; to check; to hold back
• 遂suìto satisfy; to succeed; then
• 谦qiānmodest

Sounds the same

Read bī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 比euphemistic variant of 屄
• 屄cunt (vulgar)
• Beuphemistic variant of 屄
• 豍pea (Pisum sativum)
• 鲾the ponyfishes, aka slipmouths…
• 𱉝used in 鵖鴔
• 皀one grain
• 毴old variant of 屄