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胁持

xié chí

2-character word Traditional 脅持

What 胁持 means

1. to hold under duress

The characters in 胁持

• 胁xiéflank (the side of one's torso); to coerce; to threaten
• 持chíto hold; to grasp; to support

Sounds the same

Read xié chí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 挟持to seize (sb) by the arms; to hold under duress; to abduct

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