逼近 bījìn to press on towards
to press on towards; to close in on; to approach; to draw near
How to remember 逼近: 逼 to bother + 近 close = to press on towards.
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How it is used
- 'To close in on, draw near' - often menacingly - 敌军逼近城下 (díjūn bījìn chéng xià) the enemy pressed up to the city walls.
- Implies steady, pressuring approach; also for figures nearing a threshold - 气温逼近四十度 (qìwēn bījìn sìshí dù) the temperature is closing in on 40°.
- Stronger than neutral 接近 (jiējìn, approach); 逼近 adds tension or inevitability.