# 迫使 (pòshǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 迫使 (pòshǐ) means “to force; to compel”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to force; to compel
- Pinyin: pòshǐ (po4 shi3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 暴雨迫使我们取消了行程。
  Bàoyǔ pòshǐ wǒmen qǔxiāole xíngchéng.
  The heavy rain forced us to cancel the trip.

## Characters

- 迫 (pò): to persecute; to oppress
- [使](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-make-cause/) (shǐ): to make, cause; to use

https://hanziro.com/word/po-shi-force/

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