迫使 pòshǐ to force
to force; to compel
How to remember 迫使: 迫 to compel + 使 use = to force.
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How it is used
- To force / compel someone into doing something - 形势迫使我们改变计划 (xíngshì pòshǐ wǒmen gǎibiàn jìhuà) circumstances forced us to change plans.
- Subject is often a situation/pressure, not just a person; the object is pushed against their will (迫使对方让步 force the other side to concede).
- 迫使 = compel through pressure (often circumstantial); 强迫 (qiǎngpò) is more direct coercion by a person; 逼 is the blunt colloquial "to force."