劫持

jiéchí

verb HSK 7 #6,022

Meanings

1 to hijack
2 to hold hostage
3 to kidnap

Characters

to rob; to seize

to hold; to grasp

Examples

飞机被恐怖分子劫持了。

Fēijī bèi kǒngbù fènzǐ jiéchí le.

The plane was hijacked by terrorists.

警方成功解救了被劫持的人质。

Jǐngfāng chénggōng jiějiù le bèi jiéchí de rénzhì.

The police successfully rescued the hostages.

Stroke Order

劫 jié

持 chí