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威胁 (wēi xié): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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威胁 (wēi xié): Threaten (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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威胁 consists of 2 characters.

power, might, authority, dignity

to coerce; side of the body or torso

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 威胁.

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威信wēi xìn
威力wēi lì
威慑wēi shè
威望wēi wàng
威风wēi fēng
权威quán wēi
淫威yín wēi

How to Use 威胁 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 威胁 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith严重

yán严

zhòng重

wēi威

xié胁

neutral

serious threat

Verb + Object

shòu受

dào到

wēi威

xié胁

neutral

be threatened

Example Sentences with 威胁

tā他

wēi威

xié胁

wǒ我

。

He threatened me.

wēi威

xié胁

ān安

quán全

neutral

threaten security

gòu构

chéng成

wēi威

xié胁

formalWritten

pose a threat

tā他

de的

xíng行

wéi为

yán严

zhòng重

wēi威

xié胁

dào到

le了

gōng公

gòng共

ān安

quán全

。

His actions seriously threaten public safety.

tā他

wēi威

xié胁

shuō说

，

rú如

guǒ果

bù不

hái还

qián钱

，

jiù就

huì会

cǎi采

qǔ取

fǎ法

lǜ律

xíng行

dòng动

。

He threatened to take legal action if the money wasn't repaid.

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nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

zhè这

zhǒng种

yán言

lùn论

shì是

zài在

wēi威

xié胁

gōng公

zhòng众

ān安

quán全

ma吗

？

Don't you think such rhetoric is threatening public safety?

lǎo老

bǎn板

wēi威

xié胁

yào要

jiě解

gù雇

tā他

。

jīng经

jì济

zhì制

cái裁

bìng并

wèi未

zhēn真

zhèng正

wēi威

bié别

yòng用

nà那

zhǒng种

yǎn眼

shén神

wēi威

xié胁

wǒ我

qì气

hòu候

biàn变

huà化

duì对

quán全

qiú球

shēng生

tài态

xì

wǎng网

luò络

gōng攻

jī击

bù不

jǐn仅

wēi威

xié胁

shù数

The boss threatened to fire him.

xié

胁

dào到

gāi该

zhèng政

quán权

de的

wěn稳

dìng定

。

Economic sanctions did not truly threaten the stability of the regime.

，

wǒ我

kě可

bù不

chī吃

zhè这

yí一

tào套

。

Don't threaten me with that look; I'm not falling for it.

系

tǒng统

gòu构

chéng成

le了

yán严

zhòng重

wēi威

xié胁

。

Climate change poses a serious threat to global ecosystems.

jù

据

ān安

quán全

，

hái还

kě可

néng能

dǎo导

zhì致

xì系

tǒng统

tān瘫

huàn痪

。

Cyber attacks not only threaten data security but may also cause system paralysis.