要挟

Traditional: 要挾

yāo xié

Dictionary entry

to threaten

What does 要挟 mean?

要挟 (yāo xié) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to threaten

2to blackmail

Character breakdown

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要yāo(bound form) to demand; to coerce 挟jiāold variant of 夾|夹[jia1]

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How to pronounce 要挟

要挟

yāo xié

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