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挟持

to take hostage

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

xie2chi2 • xiéchí

Meaning

Primary

to take hostage

Alternatives

take hostage, takes hostage, took hostage, taking hostage

Mnemonic

挟持 To take hostage is to 挟 to coerce people into doing what you want by 持 supporting someone firmly by the arm and refusing to let them go until your demands are met.

Usage

警察 解救 了 被 挟持 的 人质。

The police rescued the person that was taken hostage.

挟持 人质 是 一 种 严重 的 犯罪。

Taking hostages is a serious crime.

他们 威胁 要 挟持 驾驶员。

They threatened to take the driver hostage.