hijack; hold under duress; kidnap
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to hijack; to seize control of (a vehicle) by force
formalMost commonly used for aircraft hijackings, but applicable to other vehicles.
Kǒng恐
bù怖
fèn分
zǐ子
qǐ企
tú图
jié劫
chí持
nà那
jià架
kè客
jī机
。
The terrorists attempted to hijack that passenger plane.
Hǎi海
shàng上
fā发
shēng生
le了
jié劫
chí持
huò货
lún轮
de的
shì事
jiàn件
。
An incident of a cargo ship being hijacked occurred at sea.
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Jǐng警
fāng方
chéng成
gōng功
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
le了
zhè这
qǐ起
gōng公
jiāo交
chē车
jié劫
chí持
àn案
。
The police successfully prevented this bus hijacking.
verb
to hold under duress; to coerce; to kidnap
formalUsed when a person is taken hostage to force compliance from others. Can apply to situations beyond vehicles.
Fěi匪
tú徒
jié劫
chí持
le了
yín银
háng行
jīng经
lǐ理
zuò作
wéi为
rén人
zhì质
。
The bandits took the bank manager hostage.
Tā他
bèi被
fàn犯
zuì罪
jí集
tuán团
jié劫
chí持
，
bèi被
pò迫
jìn进
xíng行
fēi非
fǎ法
jiāo交
yì易
。
He was held under duress by the criminal syndicate and forced to engage in illegal transactions.