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人质
rén zhì
hostage
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What does 人质 mean?
人质 (pinyin: rén zhì) means hostage. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 人质
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 人 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 质
The characters of 人质
| 人 | rén | person (HSK 1) |
| 质 | zhì | component character |
Related HSK 6 words
| 人工 | rén gōng | artificial, man-made |
| 盗窃 | dào qiè | theft, burglary |
| 愚蠢 | yú chǔn | stupid, foolish |
| 强制 | qiáng zhì | to force, to compel |
| 嘴唇 | zuǐ chún | lip(s) |
| 走廊 | zǒu láng | corridor, hallway |
| 测量 | cè liáng | measure |
| 幸好 | xìng hǎo | fortunately, luckily |
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