敲诈勒索 — “To extort and blackmail”
敲诈勒索 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to extort money or valuables from someone by using threats, intimidation, or blackmail; racketeering”. Literally, “to extort and blackmail”.
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敲诈勒索 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 敲qiāo
- 诈zhà
- 勒lè
- 索suǒ
敲诈勒索 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 敲诈勒索
那个团伙长期从事敲诈勒索活动，最终被警方一网打尽。
That criminal gang had been engaging in extortion and blackmail for a long time and was finally apprehended by the police.
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More idioms starting with 敲
- qiāo敲bīng冰jiá戛yù玉music or voice clear and melodious
- qiāo敲bīng冰qiú求huǒ火attempt the impossible
- qiāo敲bīng冰yù玉xiè屑exquisite paper
- qiāo敲bīng冰suǒ索huǒ火futile endeavor
- qiāo敲shān山zhèn振hǔ虎warn or intimidate indirectly
- qiāo敲shān山zhèn震hǔ虎warn indirectly to startle someone
- qiāo敲qiāo敲dǎ打dǎ打to prod or stimulate with words
- qiāo敲niú牛zǎi宰mǎ马slaughter livestock
- qiāo敲zhú竹gàng杠extort money by taking advantage
- qiāo敲zhī脂xī吸suǐ髓ruthlessly exploit someone to the extreme
- qiāo敲gāo膏xī吸suǐ髓exploit someone to the extreme
Questions about 敲诈勒索
- What does 敲诈勒索 mean?
- 敲诈勒索 (qiāo zhà lè suǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to extort money or valuables from someone by using threats, intimidation, or blackmail; racketeering”.
- How do you pronounce 敲诈勒索?
- 敲诈勒索 is pronounced qiāo zhà lè suǒ in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 敲诈勒索 literally mean?
- Literally, 敲诈勒索 means “to extort and blackmail”. It is used to mean “to extort money or valuables from someone by using threats, intimidation, or blackmail; racketeering”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 敲诈勒索?
- 依仗势力或抓住把柄进行恐吓，用威胁手段索取财物。