1. verb to force; compel
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '逼'; Guoyu '逼' v 1; Kroll 2015 '逼' 1, p. 15; Unihan '逼'; XHZD '逼' 1, p. 35)
  2. verb to approach; to encroach
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '逼'; Guoyu '逼' v 2; Kroll 2015 '逼' 2, p. 15; XHZD '逼' 2, p. 35)
  3. adjective narrow; confined
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '逼' adj; Kroll 2015 '逼' 3, p. 15; XHZD '逼' 3, p. 35)
  4. verb to persecute; to oppress
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '逼' 1a, p. 15)
  5. noun a turbulent current
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '逼' 1b, p. 15)
  6. adverb extremely
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '逼' adv)

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  • 逼近 to press on towards; to close in on; to approach
  • 水刑逼供 water-boarding
  • 逼和 to force a draw (in chess, competition etc)
  • 逗逼 silly but amusing person
  • 懵逼 stupefied; dumbfounded
  • 催逼 to press (for a payment)
  • 官逼民反 a government official drives the people to revolt
  • 逼人太甚 to push somebody too far; to go too far (in oppressing people)
  • 威逼利诱(威逼利誘) to make threats and promises
  • 逼将(逼將) to checkmate (in chess)
  • 逼供信 to obtain confessions by compulsion; confession under duress
  • 逼视(逼視) to watch from a short distance ; to stare at
  • 逼死 to hound somebody to death
  • 逼问(逼問) to question intensely; to interrogate; to demand information
  • 咄咄逼人 overbearing and forceful; aggressive and menacing
  • 逼良为娼(逼良為娼) to force an honest girl into prostitution; to debauch
  • 咖逼 coffee
  • 逼仄 narrow; cramped
  • 逼肖 to bear a close resemblance to; to be the very image of
  • 进逼(進逼) to advance on; to press closely (on some goal)
  • 二逼 idiot
  • 寇逼 enemy invaded
  • 逼迫 to force; to compel; to coerce
  • 追逼 to pursue closely; to press; to demand (payment); to extort (a concession)
  • 硬逼 to pressure; to press; to force; to compel; to push; to coerce; to urge; to impel; to bully into
  • 逼宫(逼宮) to force the king or emperor to abdicate
  • 蛋逼 to talk nonsense; to chat idly
  • 逼供 to extort a confession
  • 牛逼 awesome; capable; arrogant; cocky; bastard
  • 逼逼 (vulgar) to rattle on; to talk drivel
  • 逼姦 to rape
  • 强逼(強逼) to compel
  • 勒逼 to coerce; to force
  • 逼人 pressing; threatening
  • 逼上梁山 driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels; to drive to revolt; to force sb to desperate action
  • 紧逼(緊逼) to press hard; to close in on
  • 逼债(逼債) to press for payment of debts; to dun
  • 撕逼 to tear cunt; (of females) to have a catfight; to have a bitch fight
  • 威逼 to threaten; to coerce; to intimidate

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