抢夺

Traditional (Taiwan): 搶奪

qiǎngduó ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄛˊ

    • to plunder
    • to pillage
    • to forcibly take

Character by character

Classifiers (measure words)

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 抢劫 qiǎngjié
    • 抢劫银行 rob a bank
    • 拦路抢劫 hold up people on the road
  • 掠夺 lüèduó
    • 掠夺财物 plunder property
    • 掠夺资源 plunder resources

Telling them apart

抢夺 means snatching a particular thing from someone by force and is relatively mild. 掠夺 is heavier and suggests plunder by force or power on a large scale, such as a country's resources or wealth (掠夺资源).

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