胁
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xié · to threaten, to coerce

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Example sentences

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Wǒ yì diǎn yě bú pà tā wēi xié.我一点也不怕他威胁。

I am not in the least afraid of his threats.

Source: Tatoeba #9962401 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǒu rén bèi xié pò yào shā zhège zhèng zhì jiā.有人被胁迫要杀这个政治家。

Someone was coerced to kill the politician.

Source: Tatoeba #689214 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ nà shí bèi rén wēi xié le.你那时被人威胁了。

You were being threatened.

Source: Tatoeba #13943736 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men juéde tā de wēi xié zhǐshì yí gè wán xiào.我们觉得他的威胁只是一个玩笑。

We thought his threat was only a joke.

Source: Tatoeba #333148 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wēi xié wǒ yě méi yòng, wǒ shén me dōu bú huì shuō de.威胁我也没用,我什么都不会说的。

No point in threatening me. I'll still tell you nothing.

Source: Tatoeba #334560 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de shēng mìng shòu dào le wēi xié.他的生命受到了威胁。

His life is in danger.

Source: Tatoeba #1944870 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 胁 in context

  1. Say xié, then recall the core meaning: to threaten, to coerce.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 威胁 (wēi xié), meaning “to threaten”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 胁 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.