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劫 jié Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jié | jie2
English translation
variant of 劫 jié [jié]
to take by force, to coerce; disaster; misfortune

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About 劫 jié

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

劫 jié

Contains the radical

力 Lì

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

strength

Etymology of 劫 jié

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰去力

Semantic compound

力 Lì

Phonetic compound

去 qù

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 力 Lì represents the meaning and 去 qù represents the sound. Simplified form of 刦.

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Example sentences using 劫 jié

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抢劫犯猛 měng 击 jī 那个 nà ge 卫兵 wèi bīng 的 de 头部 tóu bù 使 shǐ 他 tā 晕 yūn 了 le 过去 guòqu .

The robber stunned the guard by banging him on the head.

他 tā 教唆 jiào suō 贼 zéi 去 qù 抢劫 qiǎngjié 银行 yínháng .

He abetted the thief in robbing the bank.

木卡姆 mù kǎ mǔ 和 hé 它 tā 的 de 传人 chuán rén 巴吾东再次 zài cì 陷入 xiànrù 劫难 jié nàn .

Muqam and its successor I East Pakistan into a catastrophe again.

这个 zhè ge 城镇 chéng zhèn 设法 shè fǎ 逃 táo 过 Guò 了 le 战争 zhànzhēng 的 de 浩劫 hào jié .

The town managed to escape the rigours of war.

他们 tā men 拦劫 lán jié 了 le 一 yī 辆 liàng 的士 dī shì ,向 Xiàng 电厂 diàn chǎng 开去.

They car jack a taxi and head to the power plant.

Words with 劫 jié

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
抢劫 qiǎngjié to rob搶劫
劫 jié to rob劫 jié
劫持 jié chí to kidnap劫持 jié chí
劫匪 jié fěi bandit劫匪 jié fěi
打劫 dǎ jié to loot打劫 dǎ jié
洗劫 xǐ jié to loot洗劫 xǐ jié
浩劫 hào jié calamity浩劫 hào jié
劫机 jié jī hijacking劫機
劫难 jié nàn calamity劫難
劫掠 jié lu:è to loot劫掠 jié lu:è
万劫不复 wàn jié bù fù consigned to eternal damnation萬劫不復
趁火打劫 chèn huǒ dǎ jié to loot a burning house趁火打劫 chèn huǒ dǎ jié
洗劫一空 xǐ jié yī kōng to steal everything洗劫一空 xǐ jié yī kōng
劫数 jié shù predestined fate (Buddhism)劫數
劫富济贫 jié fù jì pín to rob the rich to help the poor劫富濟貧
劫狱 jié yù to break into jail劫獄
劫后余生 jié hòu yú shēng after the calamity, renewed life (idiom); new lease of life劫後餘生
劫持者 jié chí zhě hijacker劫持者 jié chí zhě
劫夺 jié duó to abduct劫奪
拦劫 lán jié to mug攔劫
打家劫舍 dǎ jiā jié shè to break into a house for robbery (idiom)打家劫舍 dǎ jiā jié shè

劫 jié Decomposition & Compounds

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劫 jié Decomposition

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