extort; blackmail
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to extort; to blackmail; to racketeer
Typically used in legal and criminal contexts. Often paired with 勒索 (qiāo zhà lè suǒ) to form the compound 敲诈勒索.
Tā他
yīn因
qiāo敲
zhà诈
lè勒
suǒ索
bèi被
pàn判
xíng刑
wǔ五
nián年
。
He was sentenced to five years in prison for extortion and blackmail.
Yǒu有
rén人
dǎ打
diàn电
huà话
qiāo敲
zhà诈
wǒ我
，
yào要
wǒ我
fù付
yī一
dà大
bǐ笔
qián钱
。
Someone called to blackmail me, demanding a large sum of money.
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Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
lì利
yòng用
yǐn隐
sī私
shù数
jù据
qiāo敲
zhà诈
yòng用
hù户
。
This company used private data to extort money from users.
Tā他
bèi被
zhǐ指
kòng控
qiāo敲
zhà诈
fù富
shāng商
。
He was accused of extorting money from a wealthy businessman.