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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
- 抢青[word]rush a harvest of ripening crops
- 抢手[word]popular
- 抢墒[word]hurry to sow seeds while there is sufficient moisture in the soil
- 抢跑[word]jump/beat the gun; false start
- 抢嘴[word]try to get the first word in; rush to eat up the food
- 抢婚[word]marriage by capture; to rob the bride or bridegroom
- 抢劫[word]loot
- 抢断[word]steal
- 抢劫案[word]robbery
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".