夺
魁

To seize in Chinese: 夺魁 (duó kuí)

duó kuí

to seize

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 奪魁1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to seize
  2. 2to win

Stroke order

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夺
魁

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄨㄛˊ

duó

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˊ/ second tone

ㄎㄨㄟˊ

kuí

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

夺魁

Simplified

奪魁

Traditional

Example sentences

See 夺魁 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他在这次比赛中一举夺魁。

    tā zài zhè cì bǐ sài zhōng yì jǔ duó kuí。

    He took first place in this competition in one stroke.

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Related words

夺

duó

to seize

夺取

duó qǔ

to seize

争夺

zhēng duó

to fight over

剥夺

bō duó

to deprive

夺冠

duó guàn

to seize the crown

掠夺

lüè duó

to plunder

抢夺

qiǎng duó

to plunder

争分夺秒

zhēng fēn duó miǎo

lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom)

罪魁祸首

zuì kuí huò shǒu

criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom)

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