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威胁

威脅
wēixié
verb HSK 6 #968

Meanings

  1. 1 to threaten; to menace
  2. 2 threat; menace

Characters

威
wēi
power; might; prestige
胁
xié
to coerce; to threaten
To use power to coerce - to threaten.

Examples

HSK 2
不要威胁我！
Bùyào wēixié wǒ!
Don't threaten me!
HSK 4
这对他构成了很大的威胁。
Zhè duì tā gòuchéng le hěn dà de wēixié.
This poses a great threat to him.
HSK 7-9
恐怖主义是全球性的威胁。
Kǒngbùzhǔyì shì quánqiúxìng de wēixié.
Terrorism is a global threat.

Tips

usage
威胁 works as both a verb (to threaten) and a noun (a threat). Common patterns: 构成威胁 (constitute a threat), 受到威胁 (be threatened), 威胁到 (threaten something).

Stroke Order

威 wēi
胁 xié