to extort; to blackmail
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to extort money/property from someone under false pretenses
Focuses on the act of obtaining money or valuables through deception and coercion.
Nà那
ge个
piàn骗
zi子
biān编
zào造
huǎng谎
yán言
é讹
zhà诈
lǎo老
rén人
jiā家
de的
qián钱
cái财
。
That scammer fabricated lies to extort money from the elderly.
Tā他
qǐ企
tú图
tōng通
guò过
jǔ举
bào报
lái来
é讹
zhà诈
gōng公
sī司
lǎo老
bǎn板
。
He attempted to extort the company boss by threatening to report him.
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Zhè这
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
shāng商
yè业
é讹
zhà诈
xíng行
wéi为
。
This is a typical act of commercial extortion.
verb
to intimidate; to blackmail; to threaten
Broader than financial extortion; can involve threats of violence, political pressure, or exposure of secrets.
Gāi该
guó国
bèi被
zhǐ指
zé责
duì对
tā他
guó国
jìn进
xíng行
hé核
é讹
zhà诈
。
The country was accused of engaging in nuclear blackmail against other nations.
Tā他
zhǎng掌
wò握
zhe着
duì对
shǒu手
de的
bǎ把
bǐng柄
，
qǐ企
tú图
jìn进
xíng行
zhèng政
zhì治
é讹
zhà诈
。
He holds leverage over his opponent and is attempting political blackmail.
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Bié别
xiǎng想
yòng用
zhè这
zhǒng种
kǒng恐
hè吓
xìn信
lái来
é讹
zhà诈
wǒ我
。
Don't think you can blackmail me with this kind of threatening letter.