胁 xié to threaten
to threaten; to coerce
How to remember 胁: 月 meat + 办 manage = to threaten. The butcher refuses to sell meat to the gang, so they come back, manage to fake an inspection, and try to threaten him.
Component breakdown
胁 = 月 meat + 办 manage
- 月 meat
- 办 manage
- 力 power
- 八 eight
The butcher refuses to sell meat to the gang, so they come back, manage to fake an inspection, and try to threaten him.
How it is used
- 胁 is bound and almost only appears in one word: 威胁 wēixié, meaning 'to threaten' or 'a threat,' both as verb and noun.
- 受到威胁 (shòudào wēixié) - to be threatened; 威胁到 (wēixié dào) - to pose a threat to (something).
- It's more forceful than 吓唬 xiàhu (to scare/bluff, casual), and used in serious, often written contexts (security, safety, relationships).
Words with 胁
Example sentences
- 儿子得意地要胁妈妈。 Érzi déyì de yāoxié māma.The son smugly coerces his mother.