劫持人质 jié chí rén zhì

DEFINITIONS

  1. hostage-taking; the act of seizing and detaining hostages

CHARACTERS

劫 jié
HSK 6
take by force, coerce; disaster
持 chí
HSK 4
sustain, support; hold, grasp
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
质 zhì
HSK 4
matter, material, substance