逼 bī to bother
to bother; to pressure; to force; to close in on
怎么记住“逼”: 辶 walking + 畐 fill = to bother. Walking up to the door again, the salesman has enough brochures to fill a whole bag, determined to bother Grandpa into buying a boat.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
逼 = 辶 walking + 畐 fill
- 辶 walking meaning
- 畐 fill sound
Walking up to the door again, the salesman has enough brochures to fill a whole bag, determined to bother Grandpa into buying a boat.
How it came to be
Walking gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
用法
- To force/pressure someone, more visceral and spoken than 迫. 逼迫 (bīpò) to coerce, 逼 alone: 别逼我 (bié bī wǒ) don't push me.
- 逼近 (bījìn) to close in on/approach (敌人逼近 the enemy draws near), 逼真 (bīzhēn) lifelike/true-to-life: 画得很逼真 (huà de hěn bīzhēn) painted so it looks real.