打砸抢 (dá) — beating, smashing, and looting (as a pattern of mob violence or lawlessness)
Definition
A fixed three-character term meaning 'beating, smashing, and looting' as a single pattern of mob violence or rioting. Always used together; do not split or substitute the verbs. Often collocates with 行为 or 犯罪活动.
noun
beatingsmashingand looting (as a pattern of mob violence or lawlessness)
Examples
- 打砸抢。Nà cì shì jiàn zhōng fā shēng le yán zhòng de dá xíng wéi.Serious beating, smashing, and looting occurred during that incident.
- 打砸抢。Zhèng fǔ yán lì dǎ jī dá děng wéi fǎ fàn zuì huó dòng.The government cracks down hard on illegal and criminal activities such as beating, smashing, and looting.
- 打砸抢。Lì shǐ shū shàng jì zǎi le nà duàn dá de hùn luàn shí qī.History books record that chaotic period of beating, smashing, and looting.
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