逼 bī to bother
to bother; to pressure; to force; to close in on
How to remember 逼: 辶 road + 畐 plenty = to bother. At the end of the road the salesman shows up again with plenty of brochures, determined to bother Grandpa into buying a boat.
Component breakdown
逼 = 辶 road + 畐 plenty
- 辶 road
- 畐 plenty
At the end of the road the salesman shows up again with plenty of brochures, determined to bother Grandpa into buying a boat.
How it is used
- 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.