to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack; a kidnapping

to bind; to tie up; to truss up (e.g. a hostage or cargo)

person who kidnaps others for ransom; bandit who carries out abductions

to link or associate one thing with another, such as a user account to a phone number or a bank card

to untie a person; to loosen the ropes used to bind someone

to fasten or bind something; to truss someone up so they cannot move

a strip of material used to bind a wound or protect an injury

to tie someone up; to bind someone's arms tightly

to tie up; bundle up; pack; dress or wrap a wound

a style or method where multiple objects or tasks are bundled or grouped together; often used to describe marketing packages, bundled sales, or combined training modules

To bind a person tightly by looping a rope around the neck and tying the arms together behind the back.

to seize a person as a hostage in order to demand money or other conditions from their family or organization

strips of cloth wrapped around the lower legs, such as puttees or gaiters; traditionally used for protection and ease of movement during marching or long-distance walking

to tie up or bind a person with rope, often used in literary or formal contexts

to tie up a prisoner and take them to an execution ground alongside those about to be executed in order to intimidate them

to tie someone up with ropes, especially a criminal

a couple forced into marriage; figuratively refers to any forced or unwilling collaboration between parties

(xiehouyu) To be incredibly bold or audacious. This is a pun on the literal image of tying chicken feathers to a flagpole to make a massive feather duster [[鸡毛掸子|雞毛撣子|ji1 mao2 dan3 zi5]]. The word for duster, [[掸子|撣子|dan3 zi5]], sounds like the word for courage or gall, [[胆子|膽子|dan3 zi5]].

To rig a bidding process; specifically to restrict competition by setting specific criteria in a tender that exclude other companies and ensure a specific bidder wins.

(Taiwan, politics) to use benefits or favors to lock in the support of influential local leaders [[桩脚|樁腳|zhuang1 jiao3]] during an election campaign

to abduct; to kidnap

(idiom) to tie a prisoner's hands behind their back and take them to a busy market square for public execution; historically used to serve as a warning to others

to disconnect a digital link, such as a phone number, bank card, or email address from an account

literally to untie a rope and loosen the bindings; used to describe removing restrictions, constraints, or limitations, or red tape to allow more freedom for an organization or person

to coerce or pressure someone by invoking moral obligations like duty, sacrifice, or reciprocation; to force someone into an action by using their sense of morality or guilt against them