挟持 (xié chí) — to take (a person) hostage; to kidnap; to hijack (a vehicle with people)
Definition
挟持 (xiéchí) means to seize a person by force and hold them hostage — the act of taking and detaining, not just tying up (绑) or abducting for ransom (绑架). Most often used for hostage-taking incidents in news reports.
verb
to take (a person) hostageto kidnapto hijack (a vehicle with people)
Examples
- 挟持。Bǎng fěi xié chí le tā zuò wéi rén zhì.The kidnapper took him hostage.
- 挟持，。Tā shì tú xié chí yí wèi fù nǚ, dàn bèi jǐng chá zhuā zhù le.He tried to take a woman hostage but was caught by police.
- 挟持。Zhè cì xié chí shì jiàn zhèn jīng le zhěng gè guó jiā.This hostage-taking incident shocked the whole country.
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