被迫

• 拼音: bèi pò
• 汉字拆解: 被 = 衤(clothing) + 皮 (skin, phonetic), here used as passive marker; 迫 = 辶 (walk) + 白 (white, phonetic), meaning force/press

含义

To be forced; to be compelled. Indicates that someone does something against their will.

Combines the passive marker 被 with 迫 (force, press). Used when external pressure or circumstances leave someone with no choice. Common in news, history, and personal narratives. Implies unwillingness and a sense of having no alternative.

例句

1. 因为公司倒闭，他被迫离开了工作了十年的岗位。
2. 战争期间，很多家庭被迫离开了自己的家乡。
3. 她被迫接受了这个不公平的条件。

用法指南

语境: news, history, personal narrative

语气: serious

正确说法

• 他被迫放弃了自己的梦想。(He was forced to give up his dream.)
• 我们不应该被迫做不愿意做的事。(We shouldn't be forced to do things we don't want to do.)

错误说法

• 说'我被迫吃了蛋糕' (Don't use 被迫 for trivial situations like being offered cake — it's for genuinely coercive situations; use 只好 for mild reluctance)

起源与历史

A combination of 被 (passive marker, 'by') and 迫 (force, press). Together they form a passive construction meaning 'to be forced to.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal