挟持 xiéchí HSK7 to hold under duress Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 挟持 挾持 xiéchí to hold under duress To use force, threats, or weapons to control someone and compel them to obey; to kidnap or take someone hostage. to seize by the arms To hold or support someone from both sides by the arms or under the armpits, often to restrain them. to possess (literary) To possess or hold in one's heart a great ambition, aspiration, or ideal to hold steady To hold, support, or steady something from both sides to prevent it from falling or tilting Frequency Movie subtitles 2.74 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 1.84 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 7 Cross-References Same as 胁持 xiéchíSynonym 要挟 yāoxié Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
挟持 挾持 xiéchí to hold under duress To use force, threats, or weapons to control someone and compel them to obey; to kidnap or take someone hostage. to seize by the arms To hold or support someone from both sides by the arms or under the armpits, often to restrain them. to possess (literary) To possess or hold in one's heart a great ambition, aspiration, or ideal to hold steady To hold, support, or steady something from both sides to prevent it from falling or tilting Frequency Movie subtitles 2.74 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 1.84 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 7 Cross-References Same as 胁持 xiéchíSynonym 要挟 yāoxié Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
