Definition

Examples

• 他们绑架了人质，要求一大笔赎金。
  Tāmen bǎngjià le rén zhì, yāoqiú yí dà bǐ shújīn.
  They kidnapped a hostage and demanded a large ransom.
• 谈判专家正想办法安全救出人质。
  Tánpàn zhuānjiā zhèng xiǎng bànfǎ ānquán jiùchū rén zhì.
  The negotiator is trying to find a way to safely rescue the hostage.
• 作为一名人质，她表现得非常冷静。
  Zuòwéi yì míng rén zhì, tā biǎoxiàn de fēicháng lěngjìng.
  As a hostage, she was a hostage, she acted very calmly.