挟 xié
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 夹 to support
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
挟持
xiéchí
to hold hostage; to coerce
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
- 谈判代表警告说，任何挟持平民的行为都会使局势彻底失控。 Tánpàn dàibiǎo jǐnggào shuō, rènhé xiéchí píngmín de xíngwéi dōu huì shǐ júshì chèdǐ shīkòng. The negotiator warned that any act of holding civilians hostage would cause the situation to spin completely out of control.
- 他一直被恐惧挟持着，迟迟不敢说出真相。 Tā yīzhí bèi kǒngjù xiéchí zhe, chíchí bù gǎn shuō chū zhēnxiàng. He was long held hostage by fear and did not dare to tell the truth.
- 少数股东挟持了董事会的决定，多数员工并不支持。 Shǎoshù gǔdōng xiéchí le dǒngshìhuì de juédìng, duōshù yuángōng bìng bù zhīchí. A small group of shareholders hijacked the board's decision, and most employees did not support it.
Related words
- 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
- 持 chí to hold; to maintain; to support
- 持平 chípíng to remain level; to be on a par with
- 持之以恒 chízhīyǐhéng to persevere; with sustained effort