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- 1. hostage
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Word relationships
Usage notes
Collocations
Common collocations: 劫持人质 (to take a hostage), 释放人质 (to release a hostage), 人质危机 (hostage crisis).
Common mistakes
人质 (rénzhì) specifically means 'hostage,' a person held captive; it is not used for animals or objects held as security.
Example Sentences
1 shown劫匪释放了 人质 。
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