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Expressing "to extort" with 敲诈 (qiāozhà)
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Structure
敲诈 + Object
Explanation
敲诈 (qiāozhà) means "to extort" or "to blackmail." It describes the act of obtaining money or other benefits from someone through threats or coercion. It often appears in the compound 敲诈勒索, which reinforces the meaning of extortion and blackmail.
Examples
有人打电话敲诈他，要他转账十万块钱。
Yǒu rén dǎ diànhuà qiāozhà tā, yào tā zhuǎnzhàng shí wàn kuài qián.
Someone called to extort him, demanding he transfer 100,000 yuan.
敲诈勒索是严重的犯罪行为。
Qiāozhà lèsuǒ shì yánzhòng de fànzuì xíngwéi.
Extortion and blackmail are serious criminal offenses.
她被人敲诈了好几个月才敢报警。
Tā bèi rén qiāozhà le hǎo jǐ ge yuè cái gǎn bàojǐng.
She was extorted for several months before she dared to report it to the police.