迫

pò

迫 — pò

1. to persecute; to oppress

   他们迫害异己，剥夺了言论自由。 tāmen pòhài yìjǐ bōduó le yánlùnzìyóu — They persecuted dissenters and deprived them of freedom of speech.

2. embarrassed; awkward

   他被问到敏感问题，显得很迫。 tā bèi wèndào mǐngǎn wèntí xiǎnde hěn pò — He was asked a sensitive question and looked embarrassed.

迫 — pǎi

1. used in the compound 迫击炮 (pái3 jī pào) — mortar (weapon)

   迫击炮是一种火炮，能发射高角度弹道的砲弹。 pǎijīpào shì yīzhǒng huǒpào néng fāshè gāo jiǎodù dàndào de pào dàn — A mortar is a type of artillery that fires shells at high-arcing trajectories.