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Pronunciation |
: |
bī |
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Meaning |
: |
- force; compel. (v)
- press for. (v)
- close in on. (v)
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Radical |
: |
辶 |
Strokes |
: |
12 |
Traditional |
: |
逼 |
Usage |
: |
5% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
2. |
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: |
close in on; approximate |
3. |
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: |
lifelike; true to life |
Sentences:
1. He really wants to nail her down to the truth. |
tā |
xiǎng |
bī |
tā |
shuō |
chū |
zhēn |
xiàng |
。 |
他 |
想 |
逼 |
她 |
说 |
出 |
真 |
相 |
。 |
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他 |
: |
he |
想 |
: |
want to |
逼 |
: |
force; compel |
她 |
: |
her |
说出 |
: |
tell out |
真相 |
: |
the truth |
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2. Our boss is a real slave driver. |
lǎo |
bǎn |
zhēn |
kē |
kè |
, |
jiù |
zhī |
dào |
bī |
wǒ |
men |
gàn |
huó |
。 |
老 |
板 |
真 |
苛 |
刻 |
, |
就 |
知 |
道 |
逼 |
我 |
们 |
干 |
活 |
。 |
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老板 |
: |
boss |
真 |
: |
really |
苛刻 |
: |
harsh |
就 |
: |
only |
知道 |
: |
know |
逼 |
: |
force; compel |
我们 |
: |
us; we |
干活 |
: |
do work |
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3. This painting approximates reality. |
zhè |
fú |
huà |
hěn |
bī |
zhēn |
。 |
这 |
幅 |
画 |
很 |
逼 |
真 |
。 |
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这 |
: |
this |
幅 |
: |
measure word |
画 |
: |
painting |
很 |
: |
very |
逼真 |
: |
lifelike; true to life |
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