HSK 3.0 Vocabulary
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HSK 7–9 · verb · Practice

挟持

xiéchí

to hold someone hostage; to seize and coerce

警察很快救出了被挟持的孩子。

Jǐngchá hěn kuài jiù chūle bèi xiéchí de háizi。

The police quickly rescued the child who had been taken hostage.

← 邪恶xié’è 携手xiéshǒu →
坚持 jiānchí to persist; to insist on; to hold on 支持 zhīchí to support; to hold out; to bear; to give support to 保持 bǎochí to keep; to maintain; to preserve 持续 chíxù to last; to continue; sustained 维持 wéichí to keep; to maintain; to preserve 主持 zhǔchí to host; to preside over; to chair 持久 chíjiǔ lasting; enduring; long-lasting 持有 chíyǒu to hold; to possess (shares, assets) 秉持 bǐngchí to hold to; to maintain (a belief or principle) 持 chí to hold; to grasp; to maintain 持平 chípíng to stay level; to remain unchanged; to be even 持之以恒 chízhī-yǐhéng to persevere; to keep at it with persistence
HSK 3.0 Vocabulary

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