人质 (rén zhì) — hostage

Definition

Examples

• 他们绑架了人质，要求一大笔赎金。
  Tā men bǎng jià le rén zhì, yāo qiú yí dà bǐ shú jīn.
  They kidnapped a hostage and demanded a large ransom.
• 谈判专家正想办法安全救出人质。
  Tán pàn zhuān jiā zhèng xiǎng bàn fǎ ān quán jiù chū rén zhì.
  The negotiator is trying to find a way to safely rescue the hostage.
• 作为一名人质，她表现得非常冷静。
  Zuò wéi yì míng rén zhì, tā biǎo xiàn dé fēi cháng lěng jìng.
  As a hostage, she was a hostage, she acted very calmly.