抢夺 meaning in English

qiǎngduó

to plunder; to pillage

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 搶奪13 strokes

Meaning of 抢夺

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

Stroke order for each character

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抢 qiǎng · to fight over · 7 strokes

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夺 duó · to seize · 6 strokes

  1. 1
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Related words

Words that share a character with 抢夺.

抢救qiǎngjiùto rescue
夺取duóqǔto seize; to capture
争夺zhēngduóto fight over; to contest
抢劫qiǎngjiéto rob; looting
剥夺bōduóto deprive; to expropriate
掠夺lüèduóto plunder; to rob
夺冠duóguànto seize the crown; fig. to win a championship
抢眼qiǎngyǎneye-catching
夺魁duókuíto win the championship; to take first place
争分夺秒zhēngfēn-duómiǎolit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every second count
夺走duózǒuto snatch away
抢走qiǎngzǒuto snatch (esp related to a robbery)

Questions about 抢夺

What does 抢夺 mean?

抢夺 (qiǎngduó) means "to plunder; to pillage" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 抢夺?

抢夺 is made of 2 characters: 抢 (7 strokes), 夺 (6 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 抢夺 an HSK word?

Yes. 抢夺 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 抢夺 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 抢夺 is written 搶奪.