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剥夺 (bō duó) — to deprive (of rights, freedom, etc.); to expropriate, to strip (of property)

Definition

To strip or take away (rights, freedom, property) by force or law. Focuses on what is taken FROM someone (被动), while 征收 is the state's act of levying or requisitioning.

verb
to deprive (of rights, freedom, etc.)to expropriateto strip (of property)

Examples

  • 剥夺。
    Fǎ lǜ bù néng bō duó gōng mín de jī běn quán lì.
    The law cannot deprive citizens of their basic rights.
  • 剥夺。
    Zhèng fǔ bō duó le tā de tǔ dì suǒ yǒu quán.
    The government expropriated his land ownership.
  • 剥夺。
    Tā yīn fàn zuì bèi bō duó le rén shēn zì yóu.
    He was deprived of his personal freedom because of a crime.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

剥bāostrip
夺duóseize

The hanzi "剥" and "夺" mean strip and seize, so together they express taking away rights or property.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 剝; 剥 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
刂Written in full as刀dāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
彔
彔lù剝bō
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 剝 uses 彔 for its sound and 刂, a knife; the simplified 剥 is a later shorthand.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 奪; 夺 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 奪 includes 又 (a hand), 雀 (a bird), and 衣 (clothing), showing a hand seizing a bird from someone; the simplified 夺 is a later abbreviation.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Law & Justice

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