人质

rén zhì · ren zhi

Traditional 人質

Meaning

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  1. hostage

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2 examples
01

罪(zuì)犯(fàn)没(méi)有(yǒu)放(fàng)人(rén)质(zhì)们(men)走(zǒu)。

The criminal didn't let the hostages go.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

人(rén)质(zhì)将(jiāng)在(zài)明(míng)天(tiān)获(huò)释(shì)。

The hostages will be released tomorrow.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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