迫

pò

to force

to compel; to approach or go towards; urgent; pressing

movement (辶) + white (白) = closing in urgently

The movement radical drives the meaning: to press toward something until there is no more space or time. 白 mainly contributes the sound pò and does not color the meaning.

辶+白→迫
白WhitePhonetic
辶WalkingSemantic

他被迫离开了自己的家。

tā bèi pò lí kāi le zì jǐ de jiā。

He was forced to leave his own home.

情况紧迫,我们必须马上做决定。

qíng kuàng jǐn pò,wǒ men bì xū mǎ shàng zuò jué dìng。

The situation is urgent; we must make a decision right away.

Words with 迫

紧迫

jǐn pò

pressing

强迫症

qiǎng pò zhèng

obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

强迫

qiǎng pò

to compel

迫降

pò xiáng

to force sb to surrender

逼迫

bī pò

to force

隐蔽强迫下载

yǐn bì qiǎng pò xià zǎi

drive-by download (a form of malware booby-trap)

饥寒交迫

jī hán jiāo pò

beset by hunger and cold (idiom)

交迫

jiāo pò

to be beleaguered

切迫

qiè pò

urgent

危迫

wēi pò

urgent

压迫

yā pò

to oppress

威迫

wēi pò

coercion

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