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2.

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3.

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5.

How to Use 夺

Seize or take by force

The character 夺 conveys the meaning of forcefully taking something.

争夺 • zhēng duó • fight for; vie with somebody for something • HSK 6

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 夺

剥夺 • bō duó • Deprive / strip of

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bō剥

duó

7.

Example Sentences

liǎng两

duì队

zhèng正

zài在

zhēng争

duó夺

zuì

Information

Pinyinduó

Meaningto seize, to take by force

Strokes6

Radical大

Traditional奪

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Frequency#1592

Zhuyinㄉㄨㄛˊ

UnicodeU+593A

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大big

A large hand (寸) seizes a bird (隹) from its nest — to snatch or take by force.

zhēng争

duó夺

fight for; vie with somebody for something

掠夺 • luè duó • plunder; rob; pillage • HSK 6

HSK 6

luè掠

duó夺

plunder; rob; pillage

夺取 • duó qǔ • to seize • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

duó夺

qǔ取

to seize

Win a top prize or championship

In these compounds, 夺 means to win or achieve the first place.

夺冠 • duó guàn • Win the championship • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

duó夺

guàn冠

Win the championship

夺魁 • duó kuí • Win the first place • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

duó夺

kuí魁

Win the first place

夺

Deprive / strip of

抢夺 • qiǎng duó • Snatch / Seize

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qiǎng抢

duó夺

Snatch / Seize

争分夺秒 • zhēng fēn duó miǎo • race against time / seize every minute and second

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhēng争

fēn分

duó夺

miǎo秒

race against time / seize every minute and second

最

hòu后

de的

shèng胜

lì利

。

The two teams are competing for the final victory

tā他

zài在

bǐ比

sài赛

zhōng中

duó夺

kuí魁

le了

。

He won first place in the competition.

tā他

fèn奋

lì力

duó夺

huí回

le了

bèi被

qiǎng抢

zǒu走

de的

bāo包

。

He struggled and seized back the bag that had been snatched away.

Tā她

de的

xiào笑

róng容

shí十

fēn分

duó夺

mù目

。

Her smile is very dazzling.

wǒ我

men们

de的

duì队

wu伍

jīn今

nián年

chéng成

gōng功

duó夺

guàn冠

。

Our team successfully won the championship this year

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Characters pronounced "duo".

垛duòheap, pile; pile up, heap up
剁duòchop by pounding, mince, hash
掇duōcollect, gather up, pick up
咄duōnoise of rage, cry out in anger
跺duòstamp feet, step
踱duóstroll, pace, walk slowly

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奕yìin sequence, orderly; abundant
奎kuístride of man; one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions
奄yǎnere long; remain, tarry; feeble
奋fènto exert oneself; to strive
夭yāoyoung, fresh-looking; die young
头tóuhead

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