威胁

威脅

wēixié

verb HSK 6 #968

Meanings

1 to threaten; to menace
2 threat; menace

Characters

power; might; prestige

to coerce; to threaten

To use power to coerce — to threaten.

Examples

不要威胁我！

Bùyào wēixié wǒ!

Don't threaten me!

气候变化威胁着人类的未来。

Qìhòu biànhuà wēixié zhe rénlèi de wèilái.

Climate change threatens humanity's future.

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.

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