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要挟

要挾
yāoxié
verb #12,997

Meanings

  1. 1 to threaten
  2. 2 to blackmail
  3. 3 to coerce

Examples

他用秘密要挟老板给他加薪。
Tā yòng mìmì yāoxié lǎobǎn gěi tā jiāxīn.
He blackmailed his boss into giving him a raise using secrets.

Tips

mistakes
The 要 here is read yāo (first tone), not yào. This is the older reading meaning 'to demand; to coerce'.

Stroke Order

要 yào
挟 xié