Word: 抢 (qiǎng, qiāng)

Traditional: 搶

抢 dictionary entry

qiǎng: to rush; to rob; to snatch; to fight over; to grab; to scramble; to graze
qiāng: to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction

Full dictionary entry for 抢

Example sentences using 抢

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他把信从我的手中抢了过去。

Tā bǎ xìn cóng wǒ de shǒu zhōng qiǎngle guòqù.

He wrenched the letter from my hand.
你们怎么可以抢别人的东西？

Nǐmen zěnme kěyǐ qiǎng biéren de dōngxi?

How can you guys steal someone else's stuff?
吃完饭，同事抢着去买单。

Chī wán fàn, tóngshì qiǎngzhe qù mǎidān.

After the meal, my coworkers rushed to pay the bill.
她买东西很佛系，不抢也不等。

Tā mǎi dōngxi hěn fóxì, bù qiǎng yě bùděng.

She's very easygoing about shopping, neither rushing to grab things nor waiting for them.