要挾 yāo xié

to threaten; to blackmail

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

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