劫持 jié chí ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔˊ gip3 ci4 HSK 7-9
- to kidnap
- to hijack
- to abduct
- to hold under duress
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劫
- 抢劫 搶劫 qiǎng jié ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ coeng2 gip3 to rob
- 浩劫 hào jié ㄏㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ hou6 gip3 calamity
- 劫匪 jié fěi ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄈㄟˇ gip3 fei2 bandit
- 劫囚 jié qiú ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ gip3 cau4 to break a prisoner out of jail
- 劫夺 劫奪 jié duó ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄨㄛˊ gip3 dyut6 to seize by force
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- 劫寨 jié zhài ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄓㄞˋ gip3 zaai6 to seize a stronghold
- 劫掠 jié lüè ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄩㄝˋ gip3 loek6 to loot
- 劫数 劫數 jié shù ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ gip3 sou3 predestined fate (Buddhism)
- 劫机 劫機 jié jī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧ gip3 gei1 hijacking
- 劫杀 劫殺 jié shā ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄚ gip3 saat3 to rob and kill
- 劫波 jié bō ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄛ gip3 bo1 kalpa (loanword) (Hinduism)
- 劫洗 jié xǐ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄒㄧˇ gip3 sai2 to loot
- 劫营 劫營 jié yíng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄥˊ gip3 jing4 to seize a camp
- 劫狱 劫獄 jié yù ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩˋ gip3 juk6 to break into jail
- 劫色 jié sè ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄙㄜˋ gip3 sik1 to sexually assault
- 劫车 劫車 jié chē ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄜ gip3 ce1 to carjack
- 劫道 jié dào ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄠˋ gip3 dou6 to kidnap
- 劫难 劫難 jié nàn ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄋㄢˋ gip3 naan6 calamity
- 劫余 劫餘 jié yú ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩˊ gip3 jyu4 remnants after a disaster
- 打劫 dǎ jié ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ daa2 gip3 to loot
持
- 主持 zhǔ chí ㄓㄨˇ ㄔˊ zyu2 ci4 to take charge of
- 保持 bǎo chí ㄅㄠˇ ㄔˊ bou2 ci4 to keep
- 坚持 堅持 jiān chí ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ gin1 ci4 to persevere with
- 扶持 fú chí ㄈㄨˊ ㄔˊ fu4 ci4 to help
- 把持 bǎ chí ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ baa2 ci4 to control
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- 持久 chí jiǔ ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ci4 gau2 lasting
- 持平 chí píng ㄔˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ci4 ping4 to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc)
- 持有 chí yǒu ㄔˊ ㄧㄡˇ ci4 jau5 to hold (passport, views etc)
- 持续 持續 chí xù ㄔˊ ㄒㄩˋ ci4 zuk6 to continue
- 挟持 挾持 xié chí ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄔˊ hip6 ci4 to seize (sb) by the arms
- 支持 zhī chí ㄓ ㄔˊ zi1 ci4 to be in favor of
- 维持 維持 wéi chí ㄨㄟˊ ㄔˊ wai4 ci4 to keep; to maintain; to preserve
- 主持人 zhǔ chí rén ㄓㄨˇ ㄔˊ ㄖㄣˊ zyu2 ci4 jan4 host; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor
- 坚持不懈 堅持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ gin1 ci4 bat1 haai6 (idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end
- 持之以恒 持之以恆 chí zhī yǐ héng ㄔˊ ㄓ ㄧˇ ㄏㄥˊ ci4 zi1 ji5 hang4 to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
- 住持 zhù chí ㄓㄨˋ ㄔˊ zyu6 ci4 to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist
- 僵持 jiāng chí ㄐㄧㄤ ㄔˊ goeng1 ci4 to be deadlocked
- 免持 miǎn chí ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄔˊ min5 ci4 (Tw) hands-free (telephone function)
- 加持 jiā chí ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔˊ gaa1 ci4 (Buddhism) (from Sanskrit "adhiṣṭhāna") blessings
- 受持 shòu chí ㄕㄡˋ ㄔˊ sau6 ci4 to accept and maintain faith (Buddhism)
Idioms with these characters
- 趁火打劫 chèn huǒ dǎ jié ㄔㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ can3 fo2 daa2 gip3 lit. to loot a burning house (idiom)
- 打家劫舍 dǎ jiā jié shè ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄜˋ daa2 gaa1 gip3 se3 to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
- 劫富济贫 劫富濟貧 jié fù jì pín ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ gip3 fu3 zai3 pan4 (idiom) to rob the rich to help the poor
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- 劫后余生 劫後餘生 jié hòu yú shēng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄩˊ ㄕㄥ gip3 hau6 jyu4 sang1 (idiom) to be a survivor of a calamity
- 劫数难逃 劫數難逃 jié shù nán táo ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄠˊ gip3 sou3 naan4 tou4 Destiny is inexorable, there is no fleeing it (idiom). Your doom is at hand.
- 逃过一劫 逃過一劫 táo guò yī jié ㄊㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄝˊ tou4 gwo3 jat1 gip3 (idiom) to survive a calamity
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 持橐簪笔 持橐簪筆 chí tuó zān bǐ ㄔˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄢ ㄅㄧˇ ci4 tok3 zaam1 bat1 to serve as a counselor (idiom)
- 持之以恒 持之以恆 chí zhī yǐ héng ㄔˊ ㄓ ㄧˇ ㄏㄥˊ ci4 zi1 ji5 hang4 to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
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- 倒持泰阿 dào chí Tài ē ㄉㄠˋ ㄔˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄜ dou2 ci4 taai3 aa3 lit. to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)
- 各持己见 各持己見 gè chí jǐ jiàn ㄍㄜˋ ㄔˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gok3 ci4 gei2 gin3 each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
- 坚持不懈 堅持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ gin1 ci4 bat1 haai6 (idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end
- 坚持不渝 堅持不渝 jiān chí bù yú ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˊ gin1 ci4 bat1 jyu4 to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere
- 旷日持久 曠日持久 kuàng rì chí jiǔ ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄖˋ ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ kwong3 jat6 ci4 gau2 protracted (idiom)
- 危而不持 wēi ér bù chí ㄨㄟ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔˊ ngai4 ji4 bat1 ci4 national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue