Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

side of body; threaten

Chinese: 身体侧面,也表示威胁。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “xie” becomes a different word in each tone. 胁 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 威胁wēi xiéto threaten; to menace
  • 胁持xié chíto hold under duress
  • 胁迫xié pòto coerce; to compel; to force
  • 迫胁pò xiéto coerce; fig. narrow
  • 胸胁xiōng xiéchest and hypochondrium; upper part of the body

Example Sentence

我们不能用威胁的方式解决问题。Wǒ men bù néng yòng wēi xié de fāng shì jiě jué wèn tí.We cannot solve problems by means of threats.

我们Wǒ menwe不能bù néngcannotyòngto use威胁wēi xiéto threatendeoffāngsquareshìtypejiěto dividejuéto decide问题wèn tíquestion