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劫持

jié chí · jie chi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

警(jǐng)方(fāng)成(chéng)功(gōng)救(jiù)出(chū)了(le)被(bèi)劫(jié)持(chí)的(de)人(rén)质(zhì)。

The police successfully rescued the hijacked hostage.

那(nà)伙(huǒ)人(rén)企(qǐ)图(tú)劫(jié)持(chí)一(yí)辆(liàng)运(yùn)钞(chāo)车(chē)。

That gang attempted to hijack an armored cash-transport vehicle.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.