Chinese word

劫持

Pronunciation

Pinyinjié chí

Meaning

  • verbtake over

Example

黑客试图劫持我的账号。hēi kè shì tú jié chí wǒ de zhàng hào

The hacker tried to take over my account.

Illustration for 劫持 (take over)

More examples

警方及时阻止了企图劫持航班的嫌疑人。jǐng fāng jí shí zú zhǐ le qǐ tú jié chí háng bān de xián yí rén

The police promptly stopped the suspect who tried to hijack a flight.

Core concept

A forceful grab turns a person, vehicle, or digital system into something controlled by an outsider.

Common phrases

  • 劫持航班jié chí háng bān

    hijack a flight

  • 劫持车辆jié chí chē liàng

    hijack a vehicle

  • 劫持广播jié chí guǎng bō

    hijack a broadcast

Similar words

绑架bǎng jià: Take a person away by force and keep them from being free.
挟持xié chí: Restrain a person or thing as a threat while preventing contact with the outside.
控制kòng zhì: Direct and regulate how a person or thing moves or functions.
接管jiē guǎn: Assume control of an organization or facility and run it.

Definition in Chinese

用暴力、胁迫或其他非法手段强行夺取并控制人员或物品，常指劫持飞机、车辆或人质，也可用于账户或设备被外部控制的情形。yòng bào lì xié pò huò qí tā fēi fá shǒu duàn qiáng xíng duó qǔ bìng kòng zhì rén yuán huò wù pǐn cháng zhǐ jié chí fēi jī chē liàng huò rén zhì yě kě yòng yú zhàng hù huò shè bèi bèi wài bù kòng zhì de qíng xíng

Word origin

劫 (jié, "seize by force") supplies the taking, and 持 (chí, "hold") supplies the continued control that follows it.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may associate "hijack" chiefly with aircraft, but this Chinese verb also describes unauthorized control of accounts and devices.

Other meanings

  • hijackverb
  • kidnapverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 劫持罪jié chí zuìhijacking offensenoun
  • 劫持未遂jié chí wèi suìattempted hijackingnoun

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