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Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

xia2chi2 xiáchí

Meaning


Primary

to take hostage

Alternatives

take hostage, takes hostage, took hostage, taking hostage

Mnemonic


Usage


The police rescued the person that was taken hostage.

Taking hostages is a serious crime.

They threatened to take the driver hostage.