Chinese Traditional: 人質
Chinese Simplified: 人质
Pinyin: ren2 zhi2
Pinyin Mainland: ren2 zhi4
Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄓˊ
English Meaning: hostage
Classifier: (ming2)

Example Sentences:

綁匪很快就會釋放人質。
绑匪很快就会释放人质。
bang3 fei3 hen3 kuai4 jiu4 hui4 shi4 fang4 ren2 zhi2.
The kidnappers will release the hostage soon.
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Related Words:

 

rén

people, person, human being

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zhí

Mainland Pronunciation:

zhì

1. substance, matter, material 2. quality 3. to question 4. hostage 5. to pawn, to pledge

Here: hostage

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