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HSK
4

compel

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

po4

Meaning


Primary

compel

Alternatives

compelled, compelling, compels, press, force

Mnemonic


[p-] Patrick Star is in the [4] bathroom of the [-o] office building, and just came out of one of the stalls. His coworkers, all dressed in 白 white collared shirts, start 迫 compelling him to try to work harder, for the sake of the quarterly profits. They refuse to let him leave until he agrees. They say the only 辶 road in life is towards Business Success! Patrick wishes he was back under his rock.

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