胁
xié
ribs, armpits; flank; threaten
- Strokes
- 8
- Level
- HSK 5 · TOCFL Level 4
- Frequency
- No. 1,342
- Traditional
- 脅
xié
ribs, armpits; flank; threaten
flank (the side of one's torso); to coerce; to threaten; variant of 胁
Ideographic: To control 办 another's body ⺼
Made of 办
wǒ yì diǎn yě bú pà tā wēi xié 。
I am not in the least afraid of his threats.
tā de shēng mìng shòu dào le wēi xié 。
His life is in danger.
yǒu rén bèi xié pò yào shā zhè ge zhèng zhì jiā 。
Someone was coerced to kill the politician.
tā wēi xié yào gōng kāi 。
He threatened to make it public.
kōng qì wū rǎn jiāng huì wēi xié wǒ men de shēng cún 。
Air pollution will be a threat to our survival.