Meaning of 人质
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
rénzhì
- hostage
人质 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
罪犯没有放人质们走。
The criminal didn't let the hostages go.
人质将在明天获释。
The hostages will be released tomorrow.
有些人质疑他的诚实。
Some people questioned his honesty.
俄罗斯对在人质事件中牺牲的人们表示哀悼。
Russia expresses regret for those lost in the hostage incident.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
人 rén · person · 2 strokes
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- 2
质 zhì · essence · 8 strokes
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- 2
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- 5
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- 8
Related words
Words that share a character with 人质.
| 女人 | nǚrén | woman |
| 男人 | nánrén | a man; a male |
| 别人 | biérén | other people; others; other person |
| 家人 | jiārén | family member; (old) servant |
| 病人 | bìngrén | sick person; patient |
| 工人 | gōngrén | worker |
| 老人 | lǎorén | old man or woman; the elderly |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
| 人们 | rénmen | people |
| 大人 | dàren | adult; grownup |
| 客人 | kèrén | visitor; guest; customer |
| 好人 | hǎorén | good person; healthy person |
Questions about 人质
What does 人质 mean?
人质 (rénzhì) means "hostage" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 人质?
人质 is made of 2 characters: 人 (2 strokes), 质 (8 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 人质 an HSK word?
Yes. 人质 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 人质 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 人质 is written 人質.