qiāo​zhà HSK7

to extort

  • created sense approved 敲诈/敲詐 · qiāo​zhà · to extort — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    敲诈 / 敲詐

    qiāo​zhà

    to extort

    to extort money or property through intimidation, threats, or abuse of power; to blackmail or rip someone off

    敲 (literal) → 敲 · qiāo · to overcharge 诈 (literal) → 诈/詐 · zhà · to cheat

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense