劫持
jié chí
Pinyin

Definition

劫持
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jié chí
  1. to kidnap
  2. to hijack
  3. to abduct
  4. to hold under duress

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

jiān chí
  1. 1 to persevere with
  2. 2 to persist in
  3. 3 to insist on
zhī chí
  1. 1 to be in favor of
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to back
  4. 4 support
  5. 5 backing
  6. 6 to stand by
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
zhǔ chí
  1. 1 to take charge of
  2. 2 to manage or direct
  3. 3 to preside over
  4. 4 to uphold
  5. 5 to stand for (justice etc)
  6. 6 to host (a TV or radio program etc)
  7. 7 (TV) anchor
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
bǎo chí
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to maintain
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to preserve

Idioms (15)

劫后余生
jié hòu yú shēng
  1. 1 after the calamity, renewed life (idiom); new lease of life
劫数难逃
jié shù nán táo
  1. 1 Destiny is inexorable, there is no fleeing it (idiom). Your doom is at hand.
危而不持
wēi ér bù chí
  1. 1 national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue
各持己见
gè chí jǐ jiàn
  1. 1 each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
坚持不懈
jiān chí bù xiè
  1. 1 to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end