迫 pò to compel
to compel; to force; pressing; urgent
怎么记住“迫”: 辶 walking + 白 white = to compel. Out walking on a narrow lane, Grandpa hears a cyclist in a white helmet ringing behind him, trying to compel him to step aside.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
迫 = 辶 walking + 白 white
- 辶 walking meaning
- 白 white sound
Out walking on a narrow lane, Grandpa hears a cyclist in a white helmet ringing behind him, trying to compel him to step aside.
How it came to be
Walking gives the meaning and white gives the sound.
用法
- Two ideas: to force, and pressing/urgent. Force: 被迫 (bèipò) to be forced to (被迫辞职 forced to resign), 强迫 (qiǎngpò) to compel.
- Urgency: 迫切 (pòqiè) urgent/keenly felt (迫切的需要 a pressing need), 迫不及待 (pò bù jí dài) too impatient to wait.
- 从容不迫 (cóngróng bú pò) means calm and unhurried: here 迫 keeps its pressed/rushed sense.
含“迫”的词语
- 强迫qiǎngpòto compelHSK 6
- 被迫bèipòto be compelledHSK 6
- 迫切pòqièurgentHSK 6
- 从容不迫cóngróng-búpòcalmHSK 8
- 压迫yāpòto oppressHSK 8
- 急迫jípòurgentHSK 8
- 窘迫jiǒngpòpoverty-strickenHSK 9
- 紧迫jǐnpòpressingHSK 9
- 迫不及待pòbùjídàiunable to hold oneself backHSK 9
- 迫使pòshǐto forceHSK 9
- 迫害pòhàito persecuteHSK 9
- 逼迫bīpòto forceHSK 9