夺 meaning in English

duó

to seize; to take away forcibly

HSK 6verbTraditional 奪6 strokes

Meaning of 夺

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

duó

to seize
to take away forcibly
to wrest control of
to compete or strive for
to force one's way through
to leave out
to lose

How to use 夺

夺 usually appears in compounds such as 夺取 (duóqǔ), 争夺 (zhēngduó) and 夺冠 (duóguàn), and it often carries a sense of force or competition. Example: 他们队终于夺冠了。(Tāmen duì zhōngyú duóguàn le.) Their team finally won the championship.

夺 (duó) is 大 (big) on top of 寸 (hand, measure). Picture a big person reaching out a hand to snatch something away from you.

Common mistake: Learners often confuse 夺 (duó) with 夸 (kuā, to praise), since both have 大 on top. Look at the bottom: 夺 has 寸, while 夸 has 亏. Also keep the second tone, not duō.

夺 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

野yě火huǒ夺duó走zǒu了le好hǎo多duō人rén的de生shēng命mìng。

So many lives were lost due to the wildfire.

Yanni 夺duó走zǒu了le一yí个gè无wú辜gū年nián轻qīng人rén的de生shēng命mìng。

Yanni took the life of an innocent young man.

大dà炸zhà弹dàn从cóng天tiān而ér降jiàng，夺duó走zǒu了le许xǔ多duō人rén的de生shēng命mìng。

A big bomb fell, and a great many people lost their lives.

在zài一yī九jiǔ五wǔ八bā年nián，巴bā西xī首shǒu次cì夺duó得de了le世shì界jiè杯bēi的de冠guàn军jūn。

In 1958, Brazil won its first World Cup victory.

没méi有yǒu人rén能néng剥bō夺duó你nǐ的de人rén权quán。

No one can deprive of your human rights.

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夺 duó · to seize · 6 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 夺.

夺取	duóqǔ	to seize; to capture
争夺	zhēngduó	to fight over; to contest
剥夺	bōduó	to deprive; to expropriate
掠夺	lüèduó	to plunder; to rob
夺冠	duóguàn	to seize the crown; fig. to win a championship
抢夺	qiǎngduó	to plunder; to pillage
夺魁	duókuí	to win the championship; to take first place
争分夺秒	zhēngfēn-duómiǎo	lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every second count
夺走	duózǒu	to snatch away
夺回	duóhuí	to take back (forcibly); to recapture; to win back
夺得	duódé	to take (after a struggle); to wrest
掠夺者	lüèduózhě	robber; plunderer

Questions about 夺

What does 夺 mean?

夺 (duó) means "to seize; to take away forcibly" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 夺?

夺 is made of 1 character: 夺 (6 strokes). That is 6 strokes in total.

Is 夺 an HSK word?

Yes. 夺 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 夺 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 夺 is written 奪.

What is the difference between 夺 and 抢 (qiǎng)?

抢 is the everyday word for grabbing or robbing, as in 抢东西 (qiǎng dōngxi). 夺 sounds more formal and is common in fixed phrases like 夺取政权 (seize power) or 夺冠. They also combine in 抢夺 (qiǎngduó).

Can 夺 be used for winning something positive?

Yes. In sports and competitions 夺 means to win or strive for a prize, as in 夺冠 (win the title) or 夺金 (duójīn, win gold). Here it suggests fighting hard to win, not stealing.