洗劫 (xǐ jié) — to loot, to plunder, to sack (a place) of all v… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to lootto plunderto sack (a place) of all valuables

Examples

洗劫。
Tǔ fěi bǎ zhěng gè cūn zi dōu xǐ jié le.
The bandits looted the entire village.
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Nà jiā yín háng zuó wǎn bèi xǐ jié yì kōng.
That bank was looted empty last night.
洗劫，。
Dí rén xǐ jié le zhè zuò chéng shì hòu, dài zǒu le suǒ yǒu zhí qián de dōng xī.
After looting this city, the enemy took away all valuable things.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

洗xǐwash out

洗 (wash out) and 劫 (rob) combine to mean taking everything from a place.

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

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

先

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

洗 is built from 水 (water) and 先, which gives the character its sound.

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

去力劫

Meaning part形符xíngfú

力力lìpower, force

Sound part声符shēngfú

去

去qù劫jié

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

劫 pairs 去, which gives the sound, with 力, meaning power or force.

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