bei6 bik1被迫
Jyutpingbei6 bik1
Yalebeih bīk
Definition
To be forced or compelled to do something against one's will.
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How it's used
Often used in formal or news contexts to describe circumstances where one has no choice but to comply with external pressure. In casual daily speech, people might prefer using 俾人逼 or 俾人夾硬嚟 to convey the same sense of being coerced or pressured into an action.
Examples
He was forced to resign, it is really miserable.
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Common mistake
Learners sometimes confuse this with the passive marker 俾. Remember that 被迫 is a verb phrase indicating the state of being forced, whereas 俾 is used to indicate the agent of an action in a passive construction.
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