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抢夺

抢夺 (qiǎng duó): Snatch / Seize (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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2.

Character Breakdown

抢夺 consists of 2 characters.

knock; grab; rob

to seize, to take by force

Word Info

Pinyinqiǎng duó

MeaningSnatch / Seize

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word抢夺

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3.

How to Use 抢夺 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 抢夺 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

qiǎng抢

duó夺

dì地

pán盘

neutral

snatch territory

qiǎng抢

duó夺

cái财

wù物

neutral

snatch property

Verb + Complementwith一空

qiǎng抢

duó夺

yī一

kōng空

Adverb + Verb

fēng疯

kuáng狂

qiǎng抢

duó夺

informal

frantically snatch

4.

Example Sentences with 抢夺

tā他

qiǎng抢

zǒu走

le了

wǒ我

de的

shū书

。

neutral

snatch everything clean

gōng公

rán然

qiǎng抢

duó夺

formal

openly snatch

He snatched my book.

zài在

hùn混

luàn乱

zhōng中

，

yǒu有

rén人

shì试

tú图

qiǎng抢

duó夺

tā他

shǒu手

zhōng中

de的

zhòng重

yào要

wén文

jiàn件

。

Amid the chaos, someone tried to snatch the important documents from his hands.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

men们

dǎ打

suàn算

gōng公

rán然

qiǎng抢

duó夺

shǔ属

yú于

tā他

rén人

de的

hé合

fǎ法

cái财

chǎn产

ma吗

？

Do you really intend to openly seize the lawful property that belongs to others?

hái孩

zi子

men们

zài在

cāo操

chǎng场

shàng上

qiǎng抢

duó夺

pí皮

qiú球

wán玩

。

The children are grabbing the ball to play on the playground.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

xiǎng想

guò过

tōng通

guò过

qiǎng抢

duó夺

lái来

huò获

qǔ取

bù不

shǔ属

yú于

zì自

jǐ己

de的

dōng东

xī西

。

He never considered obtaining things that didn't belong to him through snatching.

wèi为

le了

qiǎng抢

duó夺

yǒu有

xiàn限

de的

tíng停

chē车

wèi位

，

sī司

jī机

men们

cháng常

cháng常

fā发

shēng生

zhēng争

zhí执

。

In order to seize the limited parking spaces, drivers often get into disputes.

wèi为

le了

zhēng争

duó夺

shì市

chǎng场

fèn份

é额

，

liǎng两

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

jī激

liè烈

dì地

qiǎng抢

duó夺

kè客

hù户

zī资

yuán源

。

In order to compete for market share, the two companies fiercely vie for customer resources.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

miàn面

lín临

fēng风

xiǎn险

，

tā他

men们

réng仍

jué决

dìng定

qiǎng抢

duó夺

shì市

chǎng场

xiān先

jī机

bìng并

kuò扩

dà大

tóu投

zī资

。

Despite the risks, they still decided to seize the market opportunity and expand their investment.

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