to intimidate or coerce someone through power or force

to coerce, compel, or force someone to act against their will through threats

To 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]].

To use both intimidation and bribery; to coerce with force while simultaneously tempting with rewards.

To follow or participate in an activity (usually a crime) because one is forced or coerced into doing so

an accomplice under duress; a person who is forced or induced to participate in a crime

to use force, power, or threats to compel someone to obey; to pressure others into submission

to force or compel by pressure; to use threats to coerce others

to force or control others by relying on power or exploiting their weaknesses

To shrug one's shoulders and smile flatteringly; describes a cringing or servile manner used to fawn over others.

(bird species of China) Himalayan cutia; Cutia nipalensis

(bird species of China) band-bellied crake; Zapornia paykullii

to constitute a threat; to present a danger

potential threat; potential menace

(bird species of China) grey-sided laughingthrush (Pterorhinus caerulatus)

chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus), a bird species found in China

a bird species of China, Tarsiger cyanurus

armpit; the area around the ribs

(literary) extremely frightened or scared; so fearful that one holds one's breath

to shrug the shoulders, often used to describe a cringing or fawning posture

Literally meaning to shrug the shoulders and walk with cautious, overlapping steps; used to describe being extremely apprehensive or jittery due to fear

the chest and the upper lateral part of the abdomen beneath the ribs

to compel or force someone to follow or take part in something, especially something wrong or illegal

(bird species of China) rusty-capped fulvetta (Schoeniparus dubius)

to 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]]

To pressure someone into submission using a combination of enticement and threats

(literary) a physical deformity where the ribs are closely aligned or grown together as one piece of bone