to hold under the arm, to coerce
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HSK Vocabulary: 挟
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 挟 is used in context
1
tā他
xié挟
dài带
wéi违
jìn禁
pǐn品
tōng通
guò过
hǎi海
guān关
。
He smuggled contraband through customs
2
tā他
yòng用
mì秘
mì密
yāo要
xié挟
wǒ我
bǎo保
shǒu守
mì秘
mì密
。
He blackmailed me with a secret to keep quiet
3
dǎi歹
tú徒
xié挟
chí持
rén人
zhì质
yāo要
qiú求
shú赎
jīn金
。
The criminal held the hostage for ransom
4
huài坏
rén人
xié挟
chí持
le了
yí一
gè个
xiǎo小
hái孩
。
The bad guy held a child hostage.
5
tā他
bèi被
dǎi歹
tú徒
xié挟
chí持
，
jǐng警
chá察
hěn很
kuài快
gǎn赶
lái来
jiù救
yuán援
。
He was held hostage by the criminal, and the police quickly came to rescue him.
6
zài在
tán谈
pàn判
zhōng中
，
duì对
fāng方
shì试
tú图
yòng用
zhè这
ge个
tiáo条
jiàn件
lái来
xié挟
chí持
wǒ我
men们
zuò做
chū出
ràng让
bù步
。
During the negotiation, the other party tried to use this condition to coerce us into making concessions.
Information
Traditional挾
Radical扌
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2319
Zhuyinㄒㄧㄝˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+631F
CangjieKQOO
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Cultural note
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