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Meaning of 挟

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(Trad.: 挾)
Total strokes: 9; Radical:
Ideographic: Wedged in one's arms ; also provides the pronunciation
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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
    More: 挟* | *挟 | *挟*
  • Pinyin: jiā
    English Definition: old variant of
    Chinese Definition:
    ①古同“夹”,从物体两边钳住。
Example Sentences
1
"Yes, mother, " answered Pearl, "But if it be the Black Man, wilt thou not let me stay a moment, and look at him, with his big book under his arm?
2
The vicar having opened it and found it to contain a book, read a few pages; whereupon he jumped up from his seat and went straight to the shop with the book under his arm.
3
The sands in your way beg for your song and your movement, dancing water. Will you carry the burden of their lameness?
4
This is, effectively, the opposite of the other type of bandwagon, but usually provokes the same results.
5
We first saw smoke rising up in the valley, then the rocks and mud gushing out.