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敲诈

敲诈 (qiāo zhà): To blackmail / to extort (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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敲诈 consists of 2 characters.

to cheat, to swindle, to defraud

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Pinyinqiāo zhà

MeaningTo blackmail / to extort

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word敲诈

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Verb + Objectwith钱财

qiāo敲

zhà诈

qián钱

cái财

neutral

extort money

Passive + Verbwith被

bèi被

qiāo敲

zhà诈

neutral

be extorted

Adjective + Nounwith行为

qiāo敲

zhà诈

xíng行

wéi为

Adverb + Verbwith恶意

è恶

yì意

qiāo敲

zhà诈

Verb + Verbwith勒索

qiāo敲

zhà诈

lè勒

suǒ索

4.

Example Sentences with 敲诈

tā他

qiāo敲

zhà诈

wǒ我

yì一

bǎi百

yuán元

formal

Written

extortion behavior

formal

Written

malicious extortion

formal

extort and blackmail

。

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

piān片

qiāo敲

zhà诈

le了

gōng公

sī司

lǎo老

bǎn板

。

The bad guy extorted the company boss using photos.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

rèn认

wèi为

jǐn仅

píng凭

jǐ几

jù句

wēi威

xié胁

jiù就

néng能

chéng成

gōng功

qiāo敲

zhà诈

yí一

wèi位

jīng经

yàn验

fēng丰

fù富

de的

shāng商

rén人

ma吗

？

Do you really think you can successfully blackmail an experienced businessman with just a few threats?

tā他

jiān坚

jué决

fǒu否

rèn认

céng曾

cān参

yù与

rèn任

hé何

xíng形

shì式

de的

qiāo敲

zhà诈

huó活

dòng动

，

shēng声

chēng称

zì自

jǐ己

shì是

qīng清

bái白

de的

。

He firmly denied ever participating in any form of extortion activity, claiming he is innocent.

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.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

duì对

fāng方

zhǎng掌

wò握

le了

suǒ所

wèi谓

de的

bǎ把

bǐng柄

，

dàn但

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

qū屈

fú服

，

fǎn反

ér而

jiē揭

lù露

le了

zhè这

qǐ起

qiāo敲

zhà诈

yīn阴

móu谋

。

Although the other party held the so-called leverage, he did not yield and instead exposed this blackmail plot.

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