敲诈

qiāo zhà

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

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to cheat

欺诈 means fraud, deception; broader than 敲诈.

to rob

抢劫 is robbery, taking by force, different from extortion.

to threaten; to menace

威胁 means to threaten, often used in extortion.

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to blackmail

Both mean to extort or blackmail, but 勒索 emphasizes threats to compel action, while 敲诈 often involves swindling.

Common collocations: 敲诈钱财 (extort money), 敲诈勒索 (extortion, often used together as a legal term).

敲诈 is for demanding money with threats, not for simple fraud (欺骗) or robbery (抢劫).

extortion and blackmail (idiom)

extortion

to hit

to cheat