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逼 (偪)

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

逼 [bī]
  1. 1. verb [强迫] force
  2. 2. verb [强取] press for
    逼债
    press for repayment of a debt
  3. 3. verb [逼近] close in on

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

逼 [bī]
  1. 1. verb force; compel; press
    逼对方取守势
    force one's opponent onto the defensive
    逼某人招供
    try to force sb. to talk
    他拿枪逼着她交出钱来。
    He forced her at gun point to give him her money.
    北宋末年，政治黑暗，许多英雄好汉被逼上梁山。
    敌人企图用严刑拷打逼江姐就范。
    一到年关，地主就到农户家逼着他们缴租。
  2. 2. verb press for; extort
    逼债
    press for payment of debts; dun
  3. 3. verb press on towards; press up to; close in on
    直逼城下
    press up to the city wall
    秦兵逼临淝水布阵，气势汹汹。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

逼 [bī]
  1. 1. 动 迫近;接近
    队伍直逼城下
    逼近
    逼真。
  2. 2. 动 强迫;威胁
    逼他交出图纸
    寒气逼人
    逼迫
    威逼。
  3. 3. 动 强行索要
    逼债
    逼供。
  4. 4. 形 [文] 狭窄
    逼窄
    逼仄。
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Examples

逼对方取守势
force one's opponent onto the defensive → 逼
逼某人招供
try to force sb. to talk → 逼
他拿枪逼着她交出钱来。
He forced her at gun point to give him her money. → 逼
债主勒逼她父亲立即还债。
The usurer forced her father to pay back the debt at once. → 勒逼
逼得走投无路
be driven (or pushed) to the wall → 走投无路
逼还租债
press for rent and debt payments → 租债
一到年关，地主就到农户家逼着他们缴租。 → 逼
她终于被逼得无处躲藏。 → 躲藏
敌人被逼得节节后退。 → 后退
他被逼得走投无路了，真是可怜。 → 走投无路
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Character Decomposition

辶
[zǒu,chuò]		 + 畐

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