敲诈勒索
qiāozhà-lèsuǒTraditional 敲詐勒索
to extort; to blackmail
Every meaning
qiāozhà-lèsuǒ
- to extort; to blackmail
Its characters
- 敲qiāoto knock; to beat; to strike
- 诈zhàto cheat; to swindle
- 勒lèto rein in; to restrain (as in 勒马)
- 索suǒlarge rope; cable
Words with 敲
Words with 诈
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.