How to say “be forced” in Chinese
be forced
“Be forced” in Chinese is 被迫, bèi pò: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
被迫 is read bèi pò: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 衤 “clothing”: its first meaning is “quilt”.
On the left, 辶 “walk”: closing in, pressing hard. Inside, 白.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “被迫”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 被迫. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 由于暴雨，比赛被迫中断。yóuyúbàoyǔ,bǐsàibèipòzhōngduànBecause of the downpour, the match had to be stopped.
- 工厂被迫中断了生产gōngchǎngbèipòzhōngduànleshēngchǎnThe factory was forced to halt production.
More words from the lesson “Taking a hit”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “be forced” in Chinese?
“Be forced” in Chinese is 被迫, pinyin bèipò.
What does 被迫 mean?
被迫 (bèipò) means “be forced”.
How do you write 被迫?
被迫 is 2 characters: 被 (bèi) — quilt; passive marker; 迫 (pò) — force; urgent. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 被迫?
被迫 is read bèipò. Tones: bèi — fourth tone, pò — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“be forced” in the lesson “Taking a hit”
This word is from the topic “Obstacles and losses” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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