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Animated Stroke Order 迫

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 迫 — animated stroke order

2.

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迫 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

迫

迫=

4.

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5.

How to Use 迫

Urgency and Immediacy

Indicates something urgent or pressing.

迫切 • pò qiè • urgent; pressing • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 迫

压迫 • yā pò • oppress; repress; constrict

HSK 6

yā压

pò

7.

Example Sentences

rén人

mín民

fǎn反

kàng抗

yā压

pò迫

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Information

Pinyinpò

Meaningto compel, to force, or to approach closely

Strokes8

Radical辶

Traditional迫

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#1901

Zhuyinㄆㄛˋ

UnicodeU+8FEB

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The foot (辶) approaches the white (白) — to press or compel, as if driven forward.

pò迫

qiè切

urgent; pressing

紧迫 • jǐn pò • urgent; pressing; imminent • HSK 6

HSK 6

jǐn紧

pò迫

urgent; pressing; imminent

急迫 • jí pò • Urgent / Pressing • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jí急

pò迫

Urgent / Pressing

Coercion and Compulsion

Implies forcing or compelling someone to do something.

强迫 • qiǎng pò • force; compel; impel • HSK 6

HSK 6

qiǎng强

pò迫

force; compel; impel

逼迫 • bī pò • force; compel; coerce • HSK 6

HSK 6

bī逼

pò迫

force; compel; coerce

迫使 • pò shǐ • Force • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

pò迫

shǐ使

Force

迫

oppress; repress; constrict

被迫 • bèi pò • to be compelled

HSK 3.0 · L6

bèi被

pò迫

to be compelled

迫害 • pò hài • persecute; oppress cruelly

HSK 6

pò迫

hài害

persecute; oppress cruelly

迫不及待 • pò bù jí dài • unable to hold oneself back; in haste

HSK 6

pò迫

bù不

jí及

dài待

unable to hold oneself back; in haste

窘迫 • jiǒng pò • awkward / embarrassing / be in straitened circumstances

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiǒng窘

pò迫

awkward / embarrassing / be in straitened circumstances

从容不迫 • cóng róng bú pò • unhurriedly / leisurely

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cóng从

róng容

bú不

pò迫

unhurriedly / leisurely

的

dòu斗

zhēng争

cóng从

wèi未

tíng停

zhǐ止

。

The people's struggle against oppression never stops.

tā他

hěn很

jí急

pò迫

dì地

pǎo跑

huí回

jiā家

。

He ran home urgently.

tā他

bèi被

pò迫

jiē接

shòu受

le了

zhè这

ge个

tiáo条

jiàn件

。

He was forced to accept this condition.

wǒ我

men们

pò迫

qiè切

xū需

yào要

jiě解

jué决

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

。

We urgently need to solve this problem.

qǐng请

bú不

yào要

qiǎng强

pò迫

wǒ我

jiē接

shòu受

yí一

gè个

wǒ我

bú不

rèn认

tóng同

de的

guān观

diǎn点

。

Please do not force me to accept a viewpoint I do not agree with.

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Characters pronounced "po".

珀pòamber
坡pōslope; slanting
颇pōinclined to one side; oblique; quite
魄pòsoul, spirit, vigor
泼pōsprinkle; splash
婆póold woman; mother-in-law

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "辶".

迦jiācharacter for transliteration
遁dùnhide, conceal oneself; escape
迢tiáofar; distant
遂suìView details
速sùfast, quick, rapid
迂yūdoctrinaire, abstruse, unrealistic

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