Chinese word dictionary

催逼

cuī bī · to press (for a payment)

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Simplified催逼

Traditional催逼

Pinyincuī bī

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Character breakdown

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催cuī

to press, to urge

逼bī

to bother, to pressure; to compel, to force

How to learn 催逼

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催cuī

to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite

逼bī

to force (sb to do sth); to compel; to press for; to extort; to press on towards; to press up to; to close in on; euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]; variant of 逼[bi1]; to compel; to pressure

逼近bījìn

to press on towards; to close in on; to approach; to draw near

逼迫bīpò

to force; to compel; to coerce

逼真bīzhēn

lifelike; true to life; distinctly; clearly

催促cuīcù

to urge