迫

Character

迫 pò · pǎi

HSK 4Character2 readings

to persecute

Radical: 辶
Strokes: 8
Structure: Surrounds from bottom-left
Parts: 辶白
Traditional: 廹
Frequency: #1353 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

pòMain reading pǎiRare reading

pò

po4Main readingHSK 4

to persecute CC-CEDICT
to oppress CC-CEDICT
embarrassed CC-CEDICT
to force CC-CEDICT
to compel CC-CEDICT
to approach or go towards CC-CEDICT
urgent CC-CEDICT
pressing CC-CEDICT

Words that use “迫” as pò

被迫bèi pòforced to do something you do not want to doWordHSK 4 迫切pò qièvery important and needing to be done right nowWordHSK 4 强迫qiǎng pòto make someone do something they do not want to doWordHSK 5 压迫yā pòto treat people in a cruel, unfair way and take away their…WordHSK 6 急迫jí pòneeding action right nowWordHSK 7–9 窘迫jiǒng pòfeeling very embarrassed and not knowing what to doWordHSK 7–9 紧迫jǐn pòurgentWordHSK 7–9 迫使pò shǐto force someone to do somethingWordHSK 7–9

pǎi

pai3Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is pò.

used in 迫击炮 (pǎi jī pào) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “迫” as pǎi

迫击炮pǎi jī pàomortarWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 迫

Draw “迫” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

工作迫使他每天很早起床。
gōng zuò pò shǐ tā měi tiān hěn zǎo qǐ chuáng
Work forces him to get up very early every day.
AI-generated sentence
时间很紧迫，我们要快一点。
shí jiān hěn jǐn pò wǒ men yào kuài yì diǎn
Time is short. We need to be faster.
AI-generated sentence
他被迫做了这件事。
tā bèi pò zuò le zhè jiàn shì
He was forced to do this thing.
AI-generated sentence

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Same radical 辶

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