敲詐勒索 qiāo zhà lè suǒ

DEFINITIONS

  1. extortion and blackmail (idiom)

CHARACTERS

敲 qiāo
HSK 4
strike, beat, pound, hammer; rap
詐 zhà cheat, defraud, swindle; trick; to feign
勒 lè strangle, tighten
索 suǒ
HSK 5
large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated