劫持

• Pinyin: jié chí
• Desglose de hanzi: 劫 = 去 + 力 — to rob; 持 = 扌(hand) + 寺 — to hold

Significado

Secuestrar; tomar rehenes; apoderarse por la fuerza.

Most commonly used for airplane hijacking, but can also refer to kidnapping, hostage-taking, or seizing control of any vehicle. In computing, it can describe domain or session hijacking. A serious crime term frequently seen in news reports.

Ejemplos

1. 恐怖分子劫持了一架从巴黎飞往纽约的客机。
2. 警方正在全力解救被劫持的人质。
3. 黑客通过恶意软件劫持了数百万用户的浏览器。

Guía de uso

Contexto: crime, terrorism, news

Tono: serious

Correcto

• 飞机被劫持了。(The plane has been hijacked.)
• 人质已被安全解救。(The hostages have been safely rescued.)

Incorrecto

• 用'劫持'形容普通的强迫行为 (Don't use 劫持 for ordinary coercion — it specifically means taking hostages or hijacking)

Origen e historia

Composed of 劫 (to rob; to seize) + 持 (to hold; to grasp). Together they describe the act of seizing and maintaining control by force.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal