jié
chí

HSK 7-9
common
technical
verb

Meaning of 劫持

劫持 means to hijack; to seize control of (a vehicle) by force; to hold under duress; to coerce; to kidnap. Pronounced jié chí. HSK 7-9.

  • to hijack; to seize control of (a vehicle) by force
  • to hold under duress; to coerce; to kidnap

Definitions & Examples

Kǒng
fèn
jié
chí
jià
 

The terrorists attempted to hijack that passenger plane.

Hǎi
shàng
shēng
le
jié
chí
huò
lún
de
shì
jiàn
 

An incident of a cargo ship being hijacked occurred at sea.

Jǐng
fāng
chéng
gōng
zhǐ
le
zhè
gōng
jiāo
chē
jié
chí
àn
 

The police successfully prevented this bus hijacking.