Chinese word dictionary

勒逼

lè bī · to coerce; to force; to press sb into doing sth

Practice word

Word information

Simplified勒逼

Traditional勒逼

Pinyinlè bī

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

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勒lēi

to strangle; to tighten

逼bī

to bother, to pressure; to compel, to force

How to learn 勒逼

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Words with the same characters

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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

勾勒gōulè

to draw the outline of; to outline; to sketch; to delineate contours of; to give a brief account of

勒lēi

to strap tightly; to bind