勒索

lè suǒ · le suo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to blackmail
  2. to extort

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)因(yīn)勒(lè)索(suǒ)邻(lín)居(jū)的(de)钱(qián)财(cái)被(bèi)警(jǐng)察(chá)逮(dài)捕(bǔ)。

He was arrested by the police for extorting money from his neighbors.

02

这(zhè)些(xiē)歹(dǎi)徒(tú)专(zhuān)门(mén)勒(lè)索(suǒ)小(xiǎo)商(shāng)店(diàn)的(de)老(lǎo)板(bǎn)。

These thugs specialize in extorting money from small shop owners.

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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.

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