Chinese Word: 挟 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

挟 (Trad.: 挾)Polyphone (多音字)

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 手

Ideographic:Wedged 夹 in one's arms 扌; 夹 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 夹 [ jiā ] to support; to be wedged between

Similar Characters: 挂狭峡侠荚颊裌

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Pinyin: xié

English Definition:to clasp under the arm; to coerce

Chinese Definition:
①用胳膊夹着：挟持。挟山超海(喻不可能做到的事)。
②倚仗势力或抓住人的弱点强迫人服从：要(y乷)挟。挟制。挟势(仗势)。
③心里怀着(怨恨等)：挟恨。挟怨。挟嫌。

Example Words:

要挟	yāo xié	to threaten; to blackmail
挟持	xié chí	to seize
裹挟	guǒ xié	to sweep along; to coerce
挟带	xié dài	to carry along; to carry on one's person; to carry secretly
挟制	xié zhì	forced submission; to exploit advantage to force sb to do one's bidding

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Pinyin: jiā

English Definition:old variant of 夹

Chinese Definition:
①古同“夹”，从物体两边钳住。

Example Sentences

1		tā 她 de 的 yè xià 腋下 xié 挟 zhe 着 yī běn 一本 hěn dà 很大 de 的 xiàng cè 相册。 Under her arm she was carrying a great album.
2		wǒ men 我们 qǐ xiān 起先 kàn jiàn 看见 shān lǐ 山里 qǐ 起 le 了 yān 烟， rán hòu 然后 ní shā 泥沙 jiù 就 xié 挟 zhe 着 shí kuài 石块 ér 儿 yí xià zi 一下子 yǒng 涌 chū lái 出来 le 了。 We first saw smoke rising up in the valley, then the rocks and mud gushing out.
3		lín lín 粼粼 léi shēng 雷声 cóng 从 yáo yuǎn 遥远 de 的 dōng bian 东边 chuán lái 传来， yòu 又 xié 挟 zhe 着 hóng sè 红色 de 的 guàn 冠 xíng 形 shǎn diàn 闪电 lí 离 tā men 他们 ér 而 qù 去。 The thunder sounded far to the east, moving from them in its red wreaths of light.
4		qīng chén 清晨， nà ge 那个 lěng mò 冷漠 de 的 rén 人 xiàng 向 wǒ 我 zǒu jìn 走近， dāng 当 tā 他 bèi 被 hēi yè 黑夜 xié 挟 lüè 掠 ér 而 qù 去 shí 时， yī rán 依然 xiàng 向 wǒ 我 zǒu jìn 走近。 One who was distant came near to me in the morning, and still nearer when taken away by night.
5		yǔ cǐ tóng shí 与此同时， shēn jīng bǎi zhàn 身经百战 de 的 dì guó 帝国 lù jūn 陆军 xié 挟 chéng shèng 乘胜 zhī 之 yú wēi 余威 suí shí 随时 zhǔn bèi 准备 jiē guǎn 接管 zhěng gè 整个 xīn jǐ nèi yà 新几内亚。 And the Japanese army, battle-hardened and flush with victory, was poised to take all of New Guinea.

More Sentences

1		tā 她 de 的 yè xià 腋下 xié 挟 zhe 着 yī běn 一本 hěn dà 很大 de 的 xiàng cè 相册。 Under her arm she was carrying a great album.
2		wǒ men 我们 qǐ xiān 起先 kàn jiàn 看见 shān lǐ 山里 qǐ 起 le 了 yān 烟， rán hòu 然后 ní shā 泥沙 jiù 就 xié 挟 zhe 着 shí kuài 石块 ér 儿 yí xià zi 一下子 yǒng 涌 chū lái 出来 le 了。 We first saw smoke rising up in the valley, then the rocks and mud gushing out.
3		lín lín 粼粼 léi shēng 雷声 cóng 从 yáo yuǎn 遥远 de 的 dōng bian 东边 chuán lái 传来， yòu 又 xié 挟 zhe 着 hóng sè 红色 de 的 guàn 冠 xíng 形 shǎn diàn 闪电 lí 离 tā men 他们 ér 而 qù 去。 The thunder sounded far to the east, moving from them in its red wreaths of light.
4		qīng chén 清晨， nà ge 那个 lěng mò 冷漠 de 的 rén 人 xiàng 向 wǒ 我 zǒu jìn 走近， dāng 当 tā 他 bèi 被 hēi yè 黑夜 xié 挟 lüè 掠 ér 而 qù 去 shí 时， yī rán 依然 xiàng 向 wǒ 我 zǒu jìn 走近。 One who was distant came near to me in the morning, and still nearer when taken away by night.
5		yǔ cǐ tóng shí 与此同时， shēn jīng bǎi zhàn 身经百战 de 的 dì guó 帝国 lù jūn 陆军 xié 挟 chéng shèng 乘胜 zhī 之 yú wēi 余威 suí shí 随时 zhǔn bèi 准备 jiē guǎn 接管 zhěng gè 整个 xīn jǐ nèi yà 新几内亚。 And the Japanese army, battle-hardened and flush with victory, was poised to take all of New Guinea.

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