yāo​xié

coerce

要挟 (要挾) yāo​xié
coerce verb
to force or pressure someone into meeting a demand through threats or by exploiting a vulnerability

He attempted to blackmail the company into giving him a raise by threatening to resign.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2.38 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
1.81 per million

Sources

Definitions
CC-CEDICT