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剥夺

bōduó

to deprive; to strip away

A big hand takes a book from a sad child
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Characters in this word

剥 bāo

Strokes
10
Radical
刂 — knife
Made of
录 to copy, to record, to write down 刂 knife
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

夺 duó

Strokes
6
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
大 big, great, vast, high, deep 寸 inch
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 任何制度都不应以效率为名剥夺个体申诉和辩护的权利。 Rènhé zhìdù dōu bù yīng yǐ xiàolǜ wéi míng bōduó gètǐ shēnsù hé biànhù de quánlì. No system should deprive individuals of the right to appeal and defend themselves in the name of efficiency.
  • 法律不能剥夺孩子上学的权利。 Fǎlǜ bù néng bōduó háizi shàngxué de quánlì. The law cannot deprive children of the right to go to school.
  • 手机游戏剥夺了他大部分的学习时间。 Shǒujī yóuxì bōduó le tā dàbùfen de xuéxí shíjiān. Mobile games have taken away most of his study time.

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