- 威胁 wēixié to threatento intimidate or coerce someone through power or force
- 胁迫 xiépò to coerceto coerce, compel, or force someone to act against their will through threats
- 胁持 xiéchí to hold under duressTo seize someone on both sides by the arms; to hold someone by force or under duress; to kidnap or abduct. This is a common variant of [[挟持|挾持|xie2 chi2]].
- 核威胁 héwēixié nuclear threat
- 威胁利诱 wēixiélìyòu carrot and stickTo use both intimidation and bribery; to coerce with force while simultaneously tempting with rewards.
- 胁从 xiécóng to participate under duressTo follow or participate in an activity (usually a crime) because one is forced or coerced into doing so
- 胁从犯 xiécóngfàn coerced accomplicean accomplice under duress; a person who is forced or induced to participate in a crime
- 迫胁 pòxié to coerceto use force, power, or threats to compel someone to obey; to pressure others into submission
- 胁逼 xiébī to forceto force or compel by pressure; to use threats to coerce others
- 胁制 xiézhì to compelto force or control others by relying on power or exploiting their weaknesses
- 胁肩谄笑 xiéjiānchǎnxiào to act obsequiouslyTo shrug one's shoulders and smile flatteringly; describes a cringing or servile manner used to fawn over others.
- 军事威胁 jūnshìwēixié military threat
- 斑胁姬鹛 bānxiéjīméi Himalayan cutia(bird species of China) Himalayan cutia; Cutia nipalensis
- 斑胁田鸡 bānxiétiánjī band-bellied crake(bird species of China) band-bellied crake; Zapornia paykullii
- 构成威胁 gòuchéngwēixié to pose a threatto constitute a threat; to present a danger
- 潜在威胁 qiánzàiwēixié potential threatpotential threat; potential menace
- 灰胁噪鹛 huīxiézàoméi grey-sided laughingthrush(bird species of China) grey-sided laughingthrush (Pterorhinus caerulatus)
- 红胁绣眼鸟 hóngxiéxiùyǎnniǎo chestnut-flanked white-eyechestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus), a bird species found in China
- 红胁蓝尾鸲 hóngxiélánwěiqú red-flanked bluetaila bird species of China, Tarsiger cyanurus
- 胁下 xiéxià armpitarmpit; the area around the ribs
- 胁息 xiéxī terrified(literary) extremely frightened or scared; so fearful that one holds one's breath
- 胁肩 xiéjiān to shrug one's shouldersto shrug the shoulders, often used to describe a cringing or fawning posture
- 胁肩累足 xiéjiānlěizú nervous and fearfulLiterally meaning to shrug the shoulders and walk with cautious, overlapping steps; used to describe being extremely apprehensive or jittery due to fear
- 胸胁 xiōngxié chest and sidethe chest and the upper lateral part of the abdomen beneath the ribs
- 裹胁 guǒxié to coerceto compel or force someone to follow or take part in something, especially something wrong or illegal
- 褐胁雀鹛 hèxiéquèméi rusty-capped fulvetta(bird species of China) rusty-capped fulvetta (Schoeniparus dubius)
- 要胁 yāoxié to coerceto threaten or put pressure on someone to make them obey, often by taking advantage of their weaknesses or by using one's own power; also written as [[要挟|要挾|yao1 xie2]]
- 诱胁 yòuxié to cajole and coerceTo pressure someone into submission using a combination of enticement and threats
- 骈胁 piánxié fused ribs(literary) a physical deformity where the ribs are closely aligned or grown together as one piece of bone
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH