逼 - bī - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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逼

bī

Definition

to force (sb to do sth)
to compel
to press for
to extort
to press on towards
to press up to
to close in on
used in the place of 屄, cunt

Character Decomposition

Related words (33)

逼人

bī rén

pressing; threatening

narrow; cramped

to extort a confession

逼债

bī zhài

to press for payment of debts; to dun

逼和

bī hé

to force a draw (in chess, competition etc)

to rape

to force the king or emperor to abdicate

逼将

bī jiāng

to checkmate (in chess)

to hound sb to death

lifelike; true to life; distinctly; clearly

逼肖

bī xiào

to bear a close resemblance to; to be the very image of

逼视

bī shì

look at from close-up; watch intently

逼近

bī jìn

to press on towards; to close in on; to approach; to draw near

逼迫

bī pò

to force; to compel; to coerce

逼问

bī wèn

to question intensely; to interrogate; to demand information

逼供信

bī gòng xìn

to obtain confessions by compulsion; confession under duress

逼上梁山

bī shàng liáng shān

driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels; to drive to revolt; to force sb to desperate action

逼人太甚

bī rén tài shèn

to push sb too far; to go too far (in oppressing people)

催逼

cuī bī

to press (for a payment)

勒逼

lè bī

to coerce; to force; to press sb into doing sth

咖逼

kā bī

(coll.) coffee (loanword) (Tw)

威逼

wēi bī

to threaten; to coerce; to intimidate

to compel; to force

(slang) (lit.) to tear cunt; (fig.) (of females) to have a catfight; to have a bitch fight

牛逼

niúbī

(seriously) awesome; great (slang); great (slang)

硬逼

yìng bī

to pressure; to press; to force; to compel; to push; to coerce; to urge; to impel; to bully into; to be compelled

紧逼

jǐn bī

to press hard; to close in on

蛋逼

dàn bī

(dialect) to talk nonsense; to chat idly

进逼

jìn bī

to advance on sth; to press closely (on some goal)

追逼

zhuī bī

to pursue closely; to press; to demand (payment); to extort (a concession)

咄咄逼人

duō duō bī rén

overbearing; forceful; aggressive; menacing; imperious

威逼利诱

wēi bī lì yòu

to threaten and bribe; to beat with a stick but offer a carrot

水刑逼供

shuǐ xíng bī gòng

water-boarding, interrogation technique used by CIA

Idioms (2)

逼良为娼

bī liáng wéi chāng

to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom); to debauch

官逼民反

guān bī mín fǎn

a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people

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