劫
持

To kidnap in Chinese: 劫持 (jié chí)

jié chí

to kidnap

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to kidnap
  2. 2to hijack
  3. 3to abduct
  4. 4to hold under duress

Stroke order

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劫
持

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄝˊ

jié

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

ㄔˊ

chí

ㄔ/ chˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 那伙人劫持了一架飞机。

    nà huǒ rén jié chí le yí jià fēi jī。

    That gang hijacked an airplane.

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Related words

持

chí

to hold

劫

jié

to rob

坚持

jiān chí

to persevere with

支持

zhī chí

to be in favor of

保持

bǎo chí

to keep

持续

chí xù

to continue

主持

zhǔ chí

to take charge of

维持

wéi chí

to keep

持有

chí yǒu

to hold (passport, views etc)

持久

chí jiǔ

lasting

扶持

fú chí

to help

浩劫

hào jié

calamity

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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