人质

人質
rén zhì
HSK 6
hostage
noun

Example Sentences

他们把他绑架，并要求赎金换回人质。
tāmen bǎ tā bǎngjià ， bìng yāoqiú shújīn huàn huí rénzhì 。
They kidnapped him and demanded a ransom to return the hostage.
警方成功解救了人质，没有受到伤害。
jǐngfāng chénggōng jiějiù le rénzhì ， méiyǒu shòudào shānghài 。
The police successfully rescued the hostage without any injuries.
在这种情况下，人质的安全至关重要。
zài zhèzhǒng qíngkuàng xià ， rénzhì de ānquán zhì guān zhòngyào 。
In such a situation, the safety of the hostage is of utmost importance.

Individual Characters

HSK 1
人rén
man, person, people
质zhì
character, nature, quality, plain

Words with similar meanings

俘虏fúlǔ
captured person
This term can refer to someone taken prisoner, typically in a military context, while '人质' specifically refers to a hostage taken to ensure certain conditions.

Words Starting With 人

人民币rén mín bì
Renminbi (RMB); Chinese Yuan (CNY)
人事rén shì
human affairs; ways of the world; consciousness of the world; what is humanly possible; personnel matters; sexual awareness; sexual passion; facts of life
人口rén kǒu
population
人员rén yuán
staff; crew; personnel
人才rén cái
a person's talent; talented person; distinguished person; a talent (worth head-hunting); person's looks; an attractive woman; used interchangeably with 人材

Words Ending With 质

性质xìng zhì
nature; characteristic
本质běn zhì
essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality
物质wù zhì
matter; substance; material; materialistic
变质biàn zhì
to degenerate; to go bad; to deteriorate; metamorphosis
品质pǐn zhì
quality

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