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敲诈
(qiāo zhà): To blackmail / to extort (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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敲 • qiāo • to hit • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
qiāo
敲
to hit
诈 • zhà • to cheat, to swindle, to defraud
zhà
诈
to cheat, to swindle, to defraud
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 敲诈.
Words with
敲
推敲
tuī qiāo
Deliberate / Ponder over
敲击
qiāo jī
to strike, to tap
敲响
qiāo xiǎng
to ring, to sound (a bell, alarm)
敲打
qiāo dǎ
knock; tap
敲敲
qiāo qiāo
to knock lightly (reduplicated form)
敲门
qiāo mén
to knock on a door
敲一下
qiāo yí xià
knock once
敲边鼓
qiāo biān gǔ
to back sb up
Words with
诈
诈骗
zhà piàn
defraud; swindle
奸诈
jiān zhà
Crafty / cunning
欺诈
qī zhà
To deceive / to defraud
讹诈
é zhà
Extort
狡诈
jiǎo zhà
cunning; deceitful
虞诈
yúzhà
deception, fraud
诈骗罪
zhà piàn zuì
fraud (crime)
敲诈勒索
qiāo zhà lè suǒ
to extort; blackmail
4.
How to Use 敲诈 in Sentences
Verb + Object
with
钱财
qiāo
敲
zhà
诈
qián
钱
cái
财
neutral
extort money
Passive + Verb
with
被
bèi
被
qiāo
敲
zhà
诈
neutral
Adjective + Noun
with
行为
qiāo
敲
zhà
诈
xíng
行
wéi
为
Adverb + Verb
with
恶意
è
恶
yì
意
qiāo
敲
zhà
诈
Verb + Verb
with
勒索
qiāo
敲
zhà
诈
lè
勒
suǒ
索
5.
Example Sentences with 敲诈
tā
他
qiāo
敲
zhà
诈
wǒ
我
yì
一
bǎi
百
be extorted
formal
Written
extortion behavior
formal
Written
malicious extortion
formal
extort and blackmail
yuán
元
。
He extorted one hundred yuan from me.
tā
他
shì
试
tú
图
yòng
用
nà
那
duàn
段
lù
录
yīn
音
qiāo
敲
zhà
诈
wǒ
我
，
dàn
但
wǒ
我
yǐ
已
xiàng
向
jǐng
警
fāng
方
bào
报
àn
案
。
He tried to blackmail me with that recording, but I have already reported it to the police.
zhè
这
zhǒng
种
xíng
行
wéi
为
yǐ
已
gòu
构
chéng
成
qiāo
敲
zhà
诈
lè
勒
suǒ
索
zuì
罪
，
jiāng
将
miàn
面
lín
临
yán
严
lì
厉
de
的
fǎ
法
lǜ
律
zhì
制
cái
裁
。
This behavior constitutes the crime of extortion and will face severe legal sanctions.
nà
那
ge
个
huài
坏
rén
人
yòng
用
zhào
照
piàn
片
qiāo
敲
zhà
诈
le
了
gōng
公
sī
司
lǎo
老
bǎn
板
。
The bad guy extorted the company boss using photos.
tā
他
wēi
威
xié
胁
yào
要
gōng
公
kāi
开
mì
秘
mì
密
，
yǐ
以
cǐ
此
qiāo
敲
zhà
诈
duì
对
fāng
方
zhī
支
fù
付
gāo
高
é
额
fēng
封
kǒu
口
fèi
费
。
He threatened to reveal the secret to extort a high hush money payment from the other party.
