要挟 yāo xié

to threaten; to blackmail

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 13076th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to threaten
  2. 2. to blackmail

Characters

Character Meaning
要 yāo HSK 2
to want; going to (as future auxiliary); must
挟 xié
to coerce; to clasp under the arm; old variant of 夾jiā