seize and control; coerce
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to seize and physically restrain someone (often a good person seized by villains)
Often implies a physical act of restraint, typically in a criminal or forceful context.
Dǎi歹
tú徒
xié挟
chí持
le了
yī一
míng名
nǚ女
rén人
zhì质
。
The criminal seized and held a female hostage.
Tā他
bèi被
liǎng两
gè个
méng蒙
miàn面
rén人
cóng从
xiàng巷
zi子
lǐ里
xié挟
chí持
zǒu走
le了
。
He was seized and taken away by two masked men from the alley.
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Jǐng警
chá察
chōng冲
jìn进
qù去
jiě解
jiù救
le了
bèi被
xié挟
chí持
de的
diàn店
yuán员
。
The police stormed in and rescued the shop assistant who had been seized.
verb
to coerce; to force into compliance by using power or threats
Can be used in both physical and non-physical contexts (e.g., political coercion, social pressure).
Tā他
yòng用
zhèng证
jù据
xié挟
chí持
duì对
fāng方
，
bī逼
tā他
qiān签
zì字
。
He used evidence to coerce the other party into signing.
Qiáng强
quán权
guó国
jiā家
shì试
tú图
xié挟
chí持
xiǎo小
guó国
àn按
qí其
yì意
zhì志
xíng行
shì事
。
The powerful nation attempted to coerce the small country into acting according to its will.
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Tā他
bèi被
yú舆
lùn论
xié挟
chí持
，
bù不
dé得
bù不
zuò做
chū出
gōng公
kāi开
dào道
qiàn歉
。
Coerced by public opinion, he had no choice but to issue a public apology.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
xié协
yì议
shì是
zài在
bèi被
xié挟
chí持
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
xià下
qiān签
dìng订
de的
。
This agreement was signed under duress.