Chinese word dictionary

挟制

xié zhì · to exploit sb's point of weakness to force them to do one's bidding

Practice word

Word information

Simplified挟制

Traditional挾制

Pinyinxié zhì

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

挟xié

to seize; to hold to one's bosom

制zhì

system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower

How to learn 挟制

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

复制fùzhì

to duplicate; to make a copy of; to copy; to reproduce; to clone

控制kòngzhì

to control

限制xiànzhì

to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit; CL:個|个[ge4]

研制yánzhì

to research and manufacture; to research and to develop

制订zhìdìng

to work out; to formulate

制定zhìdìng

to draw up; to formulate