What does 人质 mean in Chinese?

人质 (rén zhì) means "hostage" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 人质?

人质 is pronounced "rén zhì" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

人质 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

人质 is made up of the characters 人, 质. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 人质 using our stroke order tool.

人质

rén zhì

hostage

Traditional: 人質

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.