威胁

wēi xié · wei xie

Traditional 威脅

Meaning

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  1. to threaten; to menace

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)觉(jué)得(de)他(tā)的(de)威(wēi)胁(xié)只(zhǐ)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)玩(wán)笑(xiào)。

We thought his threat was only a joke.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CH · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

威(wēi)胁(xié)我(wǒ)也(yě)没(méi)用(yòng),我(wǒ)什(shén)么(me)都(dōu)不(bú)会(huì)说(shuō)的(de)。

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

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by FeuDRenais · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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