威逼
wēi bī
Pinyin

Definition

威逼
 - 
wēi bī
  1. to threaten
  2. to coerce
  3. to intimidate

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 variant of 逼[bī]
  2. 2 to compel
  3. 3 to pressure
shǎ bī
  1. 1 variant of 傻屄[shǎ bī]
niú bī
  1. 1 variant of 牛屄[niú bī]
zhù wēi
  1. 1 to cheer for
  2. 2 to encourage
  3. 3 to boost the morale of
duō duō bī rén
  1. 1 overbearing
  2. 2 forceful
  3. 3 aggressive
  4. 4 menacing
  5. 5 imperious
Xià wēi yí
  1. 1 Hawaii, US state
Wēi xìn
  1. 1 Weixin county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhāo tōng], Yunnan
wēi lì
  1. 1 might
  2. 2 formidable power
wēi yán
  1. 1 dignified
  2. 2 imposing
  3. 3 august
  4. 4 awe-inspiring
  5. 5 awe
  6. 6 prestige
  7. 7 dignity
wēi shì jì
  1. 1 whiskey (loanword)
Wēi ní sī
  1. 1 Venice
  2. 2 Venezia
Wēi lián
  1. 1 William or Wilhelm (name)
wēi wǔ
  1. 1 might
  2. 2 formidable
Wēi hǎi
  1. 1 Weihai prefecture level city in Shandong
wēi měng
  1. 1 bold and powerful
wēi xié
  1. 1 to threaten
  2. 2 to menace
wēi bī
  1. 1 to threaten
  2. 2 to coerce
  3. 3 to intimidate
wēi fēng
  1. 1 might
  2. 2 awe-inspiring authority
  3. 3 impressive
Nuó wēi
  1. 1 Norway
Róng wēi
  1. 1 Roewe (brand)

Idioms (8)

作威作福
zuò wēi zuò fú
  1. 1 tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
威福自己
wēi fú zì jǐ
  1. 1 to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)
威震天下
wēi zhèn tiān xià
  1. 1 to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)
官逼民反
guān bī mín fǎn
  1. 1 a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
恩威兼施
ēn wēi jiān shī
  1. 1 to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)
狐假虎威
hú jiǎ hǔ wēi
  1. 1 lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
耀武扬威
yào wǔ yáng wēi
  1. 1 to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around
  2. 2 to bluff
  3. 3 to bluster
逼良为娼
bī liáng wéi chāng
  1. 1 to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom)
  2. 2 to debauch

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