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劫持
jiéchí
1. to kidnap
2. to hijack
3. to abduct
4. to hold under duress
Common • Top 15%

Character Breakdown

劫
jié
to take by force, to coerce; disaster; misfortune
HSK 6 7 丶
持
chí
to hold, to support, to sustain
HSK 4 9 丶

Compound Words (1)

劫持者
jiéchízhě
hijacker

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
12,976 of 84,292