威胁 meaning and pronunciation

威胁
Simplified word
威脅
Traditional word

威胁 English definition

wēi xié
  • to threaten
  • to menace

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  • 威 (wēi): power; might; prestige;
  • 胁 (xié): flank (the side of one's torso); to coerce; to threaten;