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劫持
jiéchí
Description
劫持的意思是用暴力控制别人或者车、飞机，让他们不能自由行动。
The meaning of 劫持 is to use violence to control others or vehicles like cars or planes, preventing them from moving freely.
这个词常常出现在新闻里，比如坏人劫持飞机或者劫持人质。
This word often appears in the news, for example, when criminals 劫持 a plane or take hostages.
Meanings
劫持jiéchí
to hijack or kidnap by force
坏人劫持了一架飞机。
The bad guys hijacked a plane.
劫持jiéchí
to hold hostage; seize by force
他们劫持了几个人质。
They took several hostages.
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Notes
- Etymology
劫 (rob/coerce) + 持 (hold/grasp), literally to seize and hold by force.
- Nuance
stronger and more violent than 绑架; often used for planes, cars, or people.
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