劫持

jié chí

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to kidnap
2. to hijack
3. to abduct

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 挟持 xié chí 挟持 xié chí to seize 指用武力控制他人，常用于人质劫持事件: to seize
• 劫机 jié jī 劫机 jié jī hijacking 特指劫持飞机，劫持的一种具体形式: hijacking
• 劫车 jié chē 劫车 jié chē to carjack 特指劫持车辆，劫持的一种具体形式: to carjack

Synonyms

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• 绑架 bǎng jià 绑架 bǎng jià to kidnap 通常指非法拘禁人质以勒索赎金，多用于犯罪行为: to kidnap

Usage notes

Collocations

“劫持”多与交通工具搭配，如劫持飞机、劫持车辆，也可用于劫持人质。

Formality

“劫持”常用于正式新闻报道，口语中常用“绑架”代替，但“绑架”侧重勒索目的。

Example Sentences

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恐怖分子 劫持 了一架飞机。

The terrorists hijacked a plane.

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Words Containing 劫持

• 劫持者 劫持者 jié chí zhě: hijacker
• 空中劫持 空中劫持 kōng zhōng jié chí: to hijack (a plane)

Child Words of 劫持

• 劫 劫 jié: to rob
• 持 持 chí: to grasp