被迫
bèi pò
Pinyin
Definition
被迫
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- to be compelled
- to be forced
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 quilt
- 2 by
- 3 (indicates passive-voice clauses)
- 4 (literary) to cover
- 5 to meet with
- 6 (coll.) (since c. 2009) used before a verb that does not accurately represent what actually happened, to describe with black humor how sb or sth was dealt with by the authorities (as in 被自殺|被自杀[bèi zì shā])
- 1 quilt wrapped around the body as a tube (traditional bedding)
- 2 (contemporary) bedding
- 3 quilt
- 4 blankets
- 5 cover
- 6 bed
- 1 to be beleaguered
- 1 peridium (envelope or coat of fungi, e.g. puffballs)
Idioms (9)
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
- 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
- 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
- 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
紧迫盯人
- 1 to keep a close eye on sb (idiom)
聪明反被聪明误
- 1 a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself
- 2 too smart for one's own good
贫病交迫
- 1 beset by poverty and illness (idiom)
Sample Sentences
对于教师来讲,我们也要花更多精力调整讲课方式、语速、课件等,尽量使网课不那么枯燥。”比利时荷语布鲁塞尔自由大学讲师张蕾表示,“我们被迫取消很多实践及动手类的课程。比如我这学期的课程原本是要带学生们去参观欧盟机构、各大公司,与一线管理技术人员交流座谈,但现在只能变成讲理论和基础知识的网课。肯定是有很多遗憾,但目前来讲,也没有别的解决办法。”
"For teachers, we need to put more effort into adjusting teaching methods, speed of speech, and coursewares in order to make the lessons less boring. " Zhang Lei, a teacher from Free University of Brussels in Belgium said that, "We are forced to cancel many practical and hands-on courses. For example, my plan for the course this semester was to bring students on a tour in EU institutes and big companies, as well as in an exchange forum with front-line management and technical personnel. But now they have been changed to online ones about theory and basic knowledge. That is definitely a pity, but there is no other solution now. "