jié

take by force, coerce; disaster

HSK 6 #1825

DEFINITIONS

  • take by force, coerce
  • disaster
  • variant of 劫[jie2]
  • to rob
  • to plunder
  • to seize by force
  • to coerce
  • calamity
  • abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1]

STROKES

WORDS

lán jié to mug; to intercept and rob
红羊 hóng yáng jié national disaster (ancient astrological allusion)
紅羊 hóng yáng jié national disaster (ancient astrological allusion)
不復 wàn jié bù fù consigned to eternal damnation; with no hope of reprieve
tiān jié celestial tribulation; a calamity or ordeal imposed by the heavens as a test or punishment, often in cultivation stories
持人质 jié chí rén zhì hostage-taking; the act of seizing and detaining hostages