jié HSK7

take by force

Senses

jié rob

verb · to rob, plunder, or seize by force

他在半路上被劫了财物。

jié calamity

noun, measure word · a disaster, catastrophe, or misfortune

这场大火对他而言简直是一场大劫。

jié coerce

verb · to coerce or compel through force or threat

那名歹徒劫了一名人质,企图以此威胁警察。

jié kalpa

noun · an immense period of time in Buddhist cosmology; an abbreviation for 劫波 jié​bō

历经万劫,终于修成正果。

References

variant 劫/刧 劫/劫