抢
夺

To plunder in Chinese: 抢夺 (qiǎng duó)

qiǎng duó

to plunder

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

Definitions

  1. 1to plunder
  2. 2to pillage
  3. 3to forcibly take

Stroke order

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抢
夺

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄑㄧㄤˇ

qiǎng

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

ㄉㄨㄛˊ

duó

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

抢夺

Simplified

搶奪

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 小偷抢夺了她手里的提包。

    xiǎo tōu qiǎng duó le tā shǒu lǐ de tí bāo。

    The thief snatched the handbag from her hand.

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Related words

抢

qiǎng

to fight over

夺

duó

to seize

抢救

qiǎng jiù

to rescue

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

夺魁

duó kuí

to seize

掠夺

lüè duó

to plunder

抢劫

qiǎng jié

to rob

抢眼

qiǎng yǎn

eye-catching

争分夺秒

zhēng fēn duó miǎo

lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom)

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