Meaning of 绑架
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
bǎngjià
- to kidnap
- to abduct
- to hijack
- a kidnapping
- abduction
- staking
绑架 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
要是有人绑架了Tom呢？你会怎么做？
What if someone kidnapped Tom? What would you do?
他以绑架罪被起诉。
He is accused of kidnapping.
我被外星人绑架了。
I was abducted by aliens.
那个孩子可能在回家的路上被绑架了。
That child may have been kidnapped on his way home.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
绑 bǎng · to tie · 9 strokes
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架 jià · to support · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 绑架.
| 吵架 | chǎojià | to quarrel; to have a row |
| 衣架 | yījià | clothes hanger; clothes rack |
| 书架 | shūjià | bookshelf |
| 打架 | dǎjià | to fight; to scuffle |
| 架子 | jiàzi | shelf; frame |
| 松绑 | sōngbǎng | to untie; (fig.) to ease restrictions |
| 框架 | kuàngjià | (construction) frame; (fig.) framework |
| 架势 | jiàshi | attitude; position (on an issue etc) |
| 十字架 | shízìjià | cross; crucifix |
| 绑匪 | bǎngfěi | kidnapper |
| 绑住 | bǎngzhù | to fasten; to bind |
| 担架 | dānjià | stretcher; litter |
Questions about 绑架
What does 绑架 mean?
绑架 (bǎngjià) means "to kidnap; to abduct" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 绑架?
绑架 is made of 2 characters: 绑 (9 strokes), 架 (9 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 绑架 an HSK word?
Yes. 绑架 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 绑架 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 绑架 is written 綁架.