One word, one everyday story

Culture · Create free account · Log in · Feedback

Teaching entries and general reference records are shown separately. Independent language review of teaching entries is pending.

hostage

/hɑstɪdʒ/

Original teaching content · provenance and version

Example recordings passed technical checks; use the rating controls to flag pronunciation quality.

English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

1 · noun

a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms

人质

Read the example to see hostage in context.

The police worked to free the hostage safely.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

警方努力安全地解救人质。
Mandarin pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

Share this public expression

Connect this word to your life

Pronunciation: /hɑstɪdʒ/

Try using this word in a sentence of your own; you may skip this.