| 威胁 | wei1 xie2 | to threaten |
| 恐吓 | kong3 he4 | fright |
| 敲诈 | qiao1 zha4 | blackmail |
| 扬言 | yang2 yan2 | to threaten |
| 吓 | xia4 | to scare |
| 吓唬 | xia4 hu3 | to scare |
| 危及 | wei1 ji2 | to endanger |
| 威吓 | wei1 he4 | to cow |
| 恫吓 | dong4 he4 | to threaten |
| 垂危 | chui2 wei1 | close to death |
| 胁 | xie2 | to coerce |
| 威逼 | wei1 bi1 | to coerce |
| 要挟 | yao1 xie2 | to threaten |