要挟

要挾

yāoxié

verb #12,997

Meanings

1 to threaten
2 to blackmail
3 to coerce

Characters

to demand; to coerce

to hold under the arm; to coerce

Examples

HSK 7-9

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