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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.rob; snatch
抢劫
robbery
罪犯当街抢钱。
The criminal robs money on the road.
那个人抢走了她的钱包。
That man robbed her of her wallet.
- 2
v.vie for; scramble for
他们这么做明显是抢生意。
It is obvious that their are competing for business by doing so.
记者努力抢新闻。
The reporter scoops to report a news story.
大家抢最好的位子,真是有失体统。
There was an undignified scramble for the best seats.
synonym
- 3
v.rush
抢收
rush in the harvest
抢修
rush to repair
他抢步上前接过了客人手上的行李。
He rushed over and took the luggage from his guest's hands
- 4
v.scrape
锅底抢一抢再洗。
Scrape the bottom of the pot before you wash it.
男孩跌倒了,抢掉了膝盖上的皮。
The boy fell and scraped the skin off his knee.
Words and phrases with 抢
- 抢劫犯[word]robber
- 抢时间[word]race against time
- 抢劫[word]loot
- 抢景[word]quick change
- 抢劫案[word]robbery
- 抢渡[word]speedily cross
- 抢工[word]speed up the work, construction, etc.
- 抢亲[word]a marriage ceremony in which the bridegroom pretends to kidnap his bride; grab a woman from her home to be one's wife with others' help
- 抢建[word]rush to build to fulfil a task in time
Word usage
- NoteWhen pronounced as "qiǎng", it means "fight for the first place"; when pronounced as "qiāng", it refers to collision, such as "以头抢地".