劫持
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

劫持

jiéchí

to kidnap

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

to kidnap

02

to hijack

03

to abduct

04

to hold under duress

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 劫持

What does 劫持 mean in Chinese?

劫持 (jiéchí) means to kidnap.

How do you pronounce 劫持?

劫持 is pronounced jiéchí.

Is 劫持 an HSK word?

劫持 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 劫持?

劫持 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.

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