人质

yíng jiù rén zhì de jì huà shī bài le

营救人质的计划失败了。

Plans to spring the hostages have failed.

shuāng fāng dōu biǎo shì rén zhì hái yǒu xī wàng

双方都表示人质还有希望。

Both sides were making hopeful noises about the hostages.

zhè xiē kǒng bù fèn zǐ jù jué shì fàng rén zhì

这些恐怖分子拒绝释放人质。

The terrorists refused to free the hostages.

bǎ mǒu rén zuò rén zhì

把某人作人质

take somebody as hostage

shì fàng rén zhì

释放人质

free a hostage

jiāo huàn rén zhì

交换人质

exchange hostages

xié chí rén zhì zuì

挟持人质罪

crime of hostage taking

bèi kòu zuò rén zhì

被扣作人质

be held as a hostage