掠夺 (luè duó): Plunder (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

luè掠

to plunder, to seize, to sweep over

duó夺

to seize, to take by force

4.

Readings & Senses

luè duó(lue duo)

1. [verb]plunder; rob; pillage[HSK6]

lü è duó(lü e duo)

1. [verb]plunder; rob; pillage[HSK 3.0 · L7-9]

5.

How to Use 掠夺 in Sentences

Adverb + Verbwith疯狂

fēngkuáng lüèduó

疯狂掠夺

neutral

plunder frantically

Adjective + Nounwith行为

lüèduó xíngwéi

掠夺行为

formal

plundering behavior

Verb + Complementwith一空

lüèduó yīkōng

掠夺一空

formalWritten

Verb + Objectwith资源

lüèduó zīyuán

掠夺资源

formal

plunder resources

6.

Example Sentences with 掠夺

lì历

shǐ史

shàng上

，

xǔ许

duō多

zhàn战

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争夺

zhēng duó

fight for; vie with somebody for something

夺取duó qǔto seize

剥夺bō duóDeprive / strip of

夺冠duó guànWin the championship

夺魁duó kuíWin the first place

抢夺qiǎng duóSnatch / Seize

争分夺秒zhēng fēn duó miǎorace against time / seize every minute and second

夺回duó huíto take back; to regain

4.

Readings & Senses

luè duó(lue duo)

1. [verb]plunder; rob; pillage[HSK6]

lü è duó(lü e duo)

1. [verb]plunder; rob; pillage[HSK 3.0 · L7-9]

5.

How to Use 掠夺 in Sentences

Adverb + Verbwith疯狂

fēngkuáng lüèduó

疯狂掠夺

neutral

plunder frantically

Adjective + Nounwith行为

lüèduó xíngwéi

掠夺行为

formal

plundering behavior

Verb + Complementwith一空

lüèduó yīkōng

掠夺一空

formalWritten

Verb + Objectwith资源

lüèduó zīyuán

掠夺资源

formal

plunder resources

6.

Example Sentences with 掠夺

lì历

shǐ史

shàng上

，

xǔ许

duō多

zhàn战

plunder everything

zhēng争

dōu都

bàn伴

suí随

zhe着

duì对

zī资

yuán源

de的

luè掠

duó夺

。

Throughout history, many wars have been accompanied by the plundering of resources.

zhè这

zhǒng种

bù不

gōng公

píng平

de的

mào贸

yì易

zhèng政

cè策

wú无

yì异

yú于

duì对

fā发

zhǎn展

zhōng中

guó国

jiā家

de的

jīng经

jì济

lüè掠

duó夺

。

This unfair trade policy is tantamount to economic plunder of developing countries.

nán难

dào道

wǒ我

men们

zhǐ只

néng能

yǎn眼

zhēng睁

kàn看

zhe着

tā他

men们

lüè掠

duó夺

wǒ我

men们

de的

shì市

chǎng场

fèn份

é额

ma吗

？

Can we only stand by and watch them plunder our market share?

lì历

shǐ史

shàng上

，

yī一

xiē些

guó国

jiā家

céng曾

lüè掠

duó夺

qí其

tā他

guó国

jiā家

de的

zī资

yuán源

。

In history, some countries have plundered the resources of other countries.

zhè这

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

cóng从

wèi未

lüè掠

duó夺

guò过

rèn任

hé何

jìng竞

zhēng争

duì对

shǒu手

de的

hé核

xīn心

jì技

shù术

。

This company has never plundered any core technology from its competitors.

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