绑
架

To kidnap in Chinese: 绑架 (bǎng jià)

bǎng jià

to kidnap

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

Definitions

  1. 1to kidnap
  2. 2to abduct
  3. 3to hijack
  4. 4a kidnapping
  5. 5abduction
  6. 6staking

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绑
架

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ㄅㄤˇ

bǎng

ㄅ/ bㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

ㄐㄧㄚˋ

jià

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

绑架

Simplified

綁架

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 那个坏人企图绑架一个有钱人的孩子。

    nà ge huài rén qǐ tú bǎng jià yí gè yǒu qián rén de hái zi。

    That criminal attempted to kidnap a rich man's child.

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Related words

架

jià

to support

绑

bǎng

to tie

吵架

chǎo jià

to quarrel

书架

shū jià

bookshelf

衣架

yī jià

clothes hanger

打架

dǎ jià

to fight

架势

jià shi

attitude

架子

jià zi

shelf

框架

kuàng jià

(construction) frame

松绑

sōng bǎng

to untie

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