威胁威脅

wēi xié

HSK level: HSK 5

Meaning

to threaten; to menace

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Characters

威wēimight, power, prestige; to dominate戌女胁xiéto threaten, to coerce; ribs, flank⺼办

Examples

他威胁要公开。

tā wēi xié yào gōng kāi。

He threatened to make it public.

汤姆的女朋友威胁要离开他。

Tāng mǔ de nǚ péng you wēi xié yào lí kāi tā。

Tom's girlfriend threatened to leave him.