拦劫 (lán jié) — to intercept and rob; to mug

Definition

Examples

• 警方抓获了一个专门在夜间拦劫路人的团伙。
  Jǐng fāng zhuā huò le yí gè zhuān mén zài yè jiān lán jié lù rén de tuán huǒ.
  The police caught a gang that specialized in mugging pedestrians at night.
• 这条街治安很差，经常发生拦劫事件。
  Zhè tiáo jiē zhì ān hěn chà, jīng cháng fā shēng lán jié shì jiàn.
  This street has poor public security, and muggings often occur.
• 他因为参与拦劫被判处五年有期徒刑。
  Tā yīn wèi cān yù lán jié bèi pàn chǔ wǔ nián yǒu qī tú xíng.
  He was sentenced to five years in prison for participating in a robbery.