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被迫

bèi pò · bei po

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to be compelled
  2. to be forced
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Forced to sing

  1. Liangliang

    昨天(zuótiān)公司(gōngsī)聚会(jùhuì)，我(wǒ)被迫(bèipò)唱歌(chànggē)。

    At the company party yesterday, I was forced to sing.

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？你(nǐ)唱(chàng)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    Really? What did you sing?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)是(shì)被迫(bèipò)的(de)！他们(tāmen)一直(yīzhí)拍手(pāishǒu)。

    I was forced! They kept clapping.

  4. Dengdeng

    然后(ránhòu)呢(ne)？大家(dàjiā)喜欢(xǐhuan)吗(ma)？

    And then? Did everyone like it?

  5. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)明年(míngnián)还(hái)要(yào)我(wǒ)唱(chàng)，我(wǒ)又(yòu)要(yào)被迫(bèipò)了(le)。

    The boss wants me to sing again next year. I will be forced again.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)被(bèi)迫(pò)在(zài)星(xīng)期(qī)天(tiān)上(shàng)班(bān)。

I was forced to go to work on Sunday.

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02

因(yīn)为(wèi)大(dà)雨(yǔ)，我(wǒ)们(men)被(bèi)迫(pò)取(qǔ)消(xiāo)了(le)比(bǐ)赛(sài)。

Because of the heavy rain, we were forced to cancel the match.

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被
bèi

by (marks the passive voice); quilt

迫
pò

to force; to compel

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