yāo xié

Traditional: 要挾

要挟 (yāo xié) is a Chinese word meaning “to threaten; to blackmail”.

Meanings

  1. 1to threaten
  2. 2to blackmail

Characters in 要挟

要yāo · (bound form) to demand; to coerce挟xié · (bound form) to clasp under the arm

Related words

要(bound form) to demand; to coerce要to want; to need; to ask for需要to need; to want; to demand; to require不要don't!; must not重要important; significant; major只要so long as; provided; if要求to request必要necessary就要will要是(coll.) if要么or主要main; principal; major; primary

Study Chinese with flashcards →