劫持
jiéchí
to hijack; to kidnap; to hold hostage
Characters in this word
持 chí
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 寺 court, office
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 谈判专家试图稳住劫持人质的嫌犯，避免局势进一步恶化。 Tánpàn zhuānjiā shìtú wěnzhù jiéchí rénzhì de xiánfàn, bìmiǎn júshì jìnyíbù èhuà. The negotiation expert tried to steady the suspect who was holding hostages, in order to prevent the situation from worsening further.
- 他在小说里写了一个劫持火车的故事。 Tā zài xiǎoshuō lǐ xiě le yí ge jiéchí huǒchē de gùshi. In his novel he wrote a story about a train being hijacked.
- 新闻说，那辆被劫持的货车已经找到了。 Xīnwén shuō, nà liàng bèi jiéchí de huòchē yǐjīng zhǎodào le. The news said that the hijacked truck had already been found.
Related words
- 浩劫 hàojié catastrophe; calamity
- 劫 jié to rob; to seize by force
- 抢劫 qiǎngjié to rob; robbery
- 保持 bǎochí to keep; to maintain
- 持续 chíxù to continue; to last
- 坚持 jiānchí to keep going; to persist
- 支持 zhīchí to support
- 主持 zhǔchí to host; to lead
- 维持 wéichí to maintain; to keep
- 持久 chíjiǔ lasting, enduring
- 持有 chíyǒu to hold, to possess
- 秉持 bǐngchí to uphold; to maintain