Meaning of qiāo zhà:
qiāo zhà
敲诈
Verb
to rip off; to extort (money); blackmail
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Tā yīnwèi qiāozhà ér bèi jǐngchá dàibǔ.
他因为敲诈而被警察逮捕。
He was arrested by the police for extortion.
Tā yīnwèi shèxián qiāozhà ér bèi dàibǔ.
他因为涉嫌敲诈而被逮捕。
He was arrested for allegedly extorting money.
Tā yīnwèi jìnxíng qiāozhà bèi jǐngchá zhuāzhù le.
他因为进行敲诈被警察抓住了。
He was caught by the police for committing blackmail.
Noun
extortion
Tā yīn qiāozhà ér bèi dàibǔ.
他因敲诈而被逮捕。
He was arrested for extortion.
