- 挟持 xiéchí to hold under duressTo use force, threats, or weapons to control someone and compel them to obey; to kidnap or take someone hostage.
- 要挟 yāoxié to blackmailTo coerce or threaten someone by taking advantage of their weaknesses or by relying on one's own power; also written as [[要胁|要脅|yao1 xie2]]
- 挟带 xiédài to smuggleto carry on one's person secretly; to smuggle contraband
- 挟制 xiézhì to coerceTo force someone to do one's bidding by relying on power or exploiting their weaknesses.
- 挟天子以令诸侯 xiétiānzǐyǐlìngzhūhóu to control the emperor to command the nobles(idiom) to hold the emperor hostage and command his vassals in his name; to use the name of a superior or a powerful person to order others around
- 挟嫌 xiéxián to bear a grudge(literary) to harbor resentment or ill will; to hold a grudge against someone
- 挟恨 xiéhèn to harbor hatredTo harbor hatred or nurse a grudge in one's heart
- 挟山超海 xiéshānchāohǎi sheer impossibility(literary) describes a task that is absolutely impossible; literally, "to carry a mountain under one's arm while leaping over the sea"
- 拖男挟女 tuōnánxiénǚ dragging along childrento be burdened with children while traveling or fleeing; to lead sons and daughters by the hand
- 挟义 xiéyì to rely on justiceto rely on or hold fast to a sense of justice or righteousness, especially when using it as authority for one's actions; to stand on one's own rights
- 挟击 xiéjī to attack from both sidesto attack from the flanks or from both sides simultaneously
- 挟势 xiéshì to abuse one's powerTo take advantage of or rely on one's power, high position, or influence to bully or control others.
- 挟天子以令天下 xiétiānzǐyǐlìngtiānxià to control the ruler to rule the countryto hold the emperor hostage in order to control the nobles; to use a figurehead's authority to command others
- 挟嫌报复 xiéxiánbàofù to retaliate out of a grudgeTo harbor a grudge and seek revenge or strike back against someone.
- 挟怨 xiéyuàn to hold a grudgeto harbor a grudge; to nurse a sense of resentment
- 挟泰山超北海 xiétàishānchāoběihǎi an impossibility(idiom) an impossible task; literally carrying Mount Tai under one's arm and leaping over the North Sea
- 挟洽 jiāqià harmonious(variant form) to spread everywhere, to be in harmony, or to have a thorough understanding
- 挟细拿粗 xiéxìnácū to provoke a disputeto stir up trouble or look for an excuse to start a fight
- 挟贵 xiéguì to presume upon high statusto rely on or boast about one's high social position or influential connections, often used to describe someone who acts arrogantly because of their status
- 裹挟 guǒxié to sweep alongTo sweep people or objects along in a flow, such as sediment in a flood or a person in a crowd.
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH