绑架

綁架

bǎngjià

verb HSK 7 #1,305

Meanings

1 to kidnap
2 to abduct
3 to hijack

Characters

to tie; to bind

frame; rack; to kidnap

Examples

那个孩子被绑架了。

Nàge háizi bèi bǎngjià le.

That child was kidnapped.

警方成功解救了被绑架的人质。

Jǐngfāng chénggōng jiějiù le bèi bǎngjià de rénzhì.

The police successfully rescued the kidnapped hostage.

Tips

usage

绑架 can also be used figuratively: 道德绑架 (dàodé bǎngjià) means 'moral blackmail' — pressuring someone by appealing to morality.

Stroke Order

绑 bǎng

架 jià