敲
诈

To rip off in Chinese: 敲诈 (qiāo zhà)

qiāo zhà

to rip off

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 敲詐1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to rip off
  2. 2to extort (money)
  3. 3extortion
  4. 4blackmail

Stroke order

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敲
诈

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄠ

qiāo

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄓㄚˋ

zhà

ㄓ/ zhㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

敲诈

Simplified

敲詐

Traditional

Example sentences

See 敲诈 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他敲诈了那个商人很多钱。

    tā qiāo zhà le nà ge shāng rén hěn duō qián。

    He extorted a lot of money from that businessman.

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Related words

敲

qiāo

to hit

敲门

qiāo mén

to knock on a door

讹诈

é zhà

to extort under false pretenses

奸诈

jiān zhà

treachery

欺诈

qī zhà

to cheat

推敲

tuī qiāo

to think over

诈骗

zhà piàn

to defraud

敲边鼓

qiāo biān gǔ

to back sb up

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