绑架 (bǎng jià): to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack; a kidnapping; abduction; staking

Last night, a wealthy businessman was kidnapped on his way home, and the kidnappers demanded that his family pay a large ransom.

When traveling abroad, the tour guide reminded us not to go to remote places alone, to avoid being kidnapped.

After investigation, the police found that this kidnapping case was committed by a criminal gang and successfully rescued the hostage.

The villain in the movie kidnapped a little girl, but was eventually caught by the police.

He was kidnapped once when he was a child, and this experience left him with a severe psychological trauma.