yāo xié
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  • v.coerce; put pressure on

    • zài yāo xié xia dā yìng

      要挟答应

      agree under coercion

    • duì xiǎo guó jìn xíng yāo xié

      进行要挟

      use coercion against small nations

    • yāo xié duì fāng

      要挟对方

      put pressure on the other party

    • jìn xíng yāo xié

      进行要挟

      use coercion

    • tā yǐ xiàng bào zhǐ gōng kāi tā men de liàn qíng yāo xié le tā hěn duō nián

      报纸公开他们恋情要挟

      She blackmailed him for years by threatening to tell the newspapers about their affair.