胁持 (xié chí) — to hold under duress, to take hostage

Definizione

Esempi

• 劫匪胁持了人质，要求警方提供车辆。
  Jié fěi xié chí le rén zhì, yāo qiú jǐng fāng tí gōng chē liàng.
  The robbers took the hostages and demanded the police provide a vehicle.
• 他被胁持了整整三天才获救。
  Tā bèi xié chí le zhěng zhěng sān tiān cái huò jiù.
  He was held under duress for three full days before being rescued.
• 警方成功解救了被胁持的乘客。
  Jǐng fāng chéng gōng jiě jiù le bèi xié chí de chéng kè.
  The police successfully rescued the passengers who were taken hostage.