拼抢 (pīn qiǎng) — to scramble for (the ball), to vie for (the ball) (in sports)

Definition

verb
to scramble for (the ball)to vie for (the ball) (in sports)

Examples

  • ，拼抢。
    Bǐ sài yì kāi shǐ, qiú yuán men jiù kāi shǐ pīn qiǎng qiú.
    As soon as the game started, the players began to scramble for the ball.
  • 拼抢，。
    Tā zài jìn qū nèi fèn lì pīn qiǎng, zhōng yú bǎ qiú tī jìn le.
    He fought hard in the penalty area and finally kicked the ball in.
  • ，拼抢。
    Wèi le qiǎng dào zhè ge tóu qiú, liǎng míng duì yuán tóng shí pīn qiǎng.
    To get this header, two players scrambled for it at the same time.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

拼pīnstrive
抢qiǎngseize

拼 means to strive or fight, and 抢 means to seize; together they describe competing to grab something.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
并
并bìng拼
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 拼, the left part 扌 shows a hand, and the right part 并 gives the sound.

Open 拼 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 搶; 抢 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
倉
倉cāng搶qiǎng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 搶 pairs 扌 (hand) with 倉, which gives the sound; the simplified 抢 is a shorthand, so its right side is not the historical component.

Open 抢 →

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