敲诈勒索

敲詐勒索
qiāozhàlèsuǒ
verb #20,307

Meanings

  1. 1 to extort
  2. 2 to blackmail
  3. 3 extortion and blackmail

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā yīn qiāozhàlèsuǒ zuì bèi pànchǔ wǔ nián yǒuqītúxíng.
He was sentenced to five years in prison for extortion.
HSK 7-9
Jǐngfāng dàibǔ le yī gè zhuānmén qiāozhàlèsuǒ shāngjiā de tuánhuǒ.
Police arrested a gang that specialized in extorting businesses.

Tips

usage
敲诈勒索 is a four-character legal term combining two synonymous verbs: 敲诈 (to swindle/extort) and 勒索 (to extort/demand by force). Used in criminal law contexts. As a noun phrase it means 'extortion'.

Stroke Order

qiāo
zhà
suǒ