Definition
抢夺 (qiǎng duó) means to forcibly take or snatch something from someone, often quickly and by grabbing. It differs from 抢劫 (qiǎng jié), which specifically refers to robbing a person or place (like a bank), and from 夺取 (duó qǔ), which is more formal and often means to seize control or capture (e.g., a city). 掠夺 (lüè duó) implies large-scale plundering of resources.
verb
to forcibly taketo plunder
Examples
- 抢夺。Bùfǎ fènzǐ qiǎng duó le tā de shǒujī.Criminals forcibly took his phone.
- 抢夺。Liǎng gè guójiā wèile qiǎng duó zīyuán fāshēng le chōngtū.The two countries clashed over plundering resources.
- 抢夺。Tā shìtú qiǎng duó biérén de gōngláo lái shēngzhí.He tried to steal other people's credit to get promoted.
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