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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 劫持

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
劫持 jié chí - to kidnap
- to hijack
- to abduct
- to hold under duress

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 7 6,022 13,933 22,023

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jié- to rob
- to plunder
- to seize by force
- to coerce
- calamity
- abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1]
jié- variant of 劫[jie2]
jié- variant of 劫[jie2]
jié- variant of 劫[jie2]
chí- to hold
- to grasp
- to support
- to maintain
- to persevere
- to manage
- to run (i.e. administer)
- to control

Other Words Containing 劫持

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
劫持 - 7 6,022 13,933 22,023