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勒索

lè suǒ

2-character word

What 勒索 means

1. to blackmail
2. to extort

The characters in 勒索

• 勒lè(literary) bridle; halter; headstall; to rein in; to compel; to force
• 索suǒto search; to demand; to ask

Example sentences

• 被害人被勒索支付封口费已经很多年, 但现在他意识到这样做是愚蠢的, 而且他已经决定再也不付一毛钱了。
  Bèihàirén bèi lèsuǒ zhīfù fēngkǒufèi yǐjīng hěn duō nián, dàn xiànzài tā yìshí dào zhèyàng zuò shì yúchǔn de, érqiě tā yǐjīng juédìng zàiyě bù fù yī máo qián le.
  The victim of blackmail has been paying hush money for years, but now he realizes it is foolish, and he has decided not to pay a red cent more.

Words starting with 勒索

• 勒索罪lè suǒ zuìblackmail
• 勒索软件lè suǒ ruǎn jiànransomware (computing)

Words containing 勒索

• 敲诈勒索qiāo zhà lè suǒextortion and blackmail (idiom)