绑 bǎng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 邦 country, nation, state
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
绑架
bǎngjià
to kidnap; to hijack figuratively
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 公众讨论不应被极端情绪绑架，否则理性协商就无从谈起。 Gōngzhòng tǎolùn bù yīng bèi jíduān qíngxù bǎngjià, fǒuzé lǐxìng xiéshāng jiù wú cóng tán qǐ. Public discussion should not be hijacked by extreme emotions; otherwise rational negotiation becomes impossible.
- 不要让一时的情绪绑架你的判断。 Bú yào ràng yìshí de qíngxù bǎngjià nǐ de pànduàn. Don't let a passing mood hijack your judgement.
- 有些人总想用人情绑架别人，让对方不好意思拒绝。 Yǒuxiē rén zǒng xiǎng yòng rénqíng bǎngjià biérén, ràng duìfāng bù hǎoyìsi jùjué. Some people always try to pressure others with favours, making it awkward for them to refuse.
Related words
- 绑 bǎng to tie; to bind
- 吵架 chǎojià to quarrel
- 架 jià to fight; a measure word for airplanes
- 书架 shūjià bookshelf
- 衣架 yījià clothes hanger
- 打架 dǎjià to fight
- 骨架 gǔjià skeleton; framework
- 架势 jiàshi posture; manner; show of force
- 架子 jiàzi shelf; frame; airs; arrogance
- 框架 kuàngjià framework; frame
- 支架 zhījià support; bracket; stent; frame
- 歹徒 dǎitú criminal; gangster; evildoer