敲诈

qiāo zhà · qiao zha

Traditional 敲詐

Meaning

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  1. to rip off
  2. to extort (money)
  3. extortion
  4. blackmail

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)因(yīn)敲(qiāo)诈(zhà)顾(gù)客(kè)被(bèi)公(gōng)司(sī)开(kāi)除(chú)了(le)。

He was fired by the company for extorting customers.

02

这(zhè)些(xiē)骗(piàn)子(zi)专(zhuān)门(mén)敲(qiāo)诈(zhà)老(lǎo)年(nián)人(rén)。

These scammers specifically extort elderly people.

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