抢 qiǎng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 仓 granary, barn
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
抢劫
qiǎngjié
to rob; robbery
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 银行抢劫案发生后，警方立即封锁了附近街区。 Yínháng qiǎngjié àn fāshēng hòu, jǐngfāng lìjí fēngsuǒ le fùjìn jiēqū. After the bank robbery occurred, the police immediately sealed off the nearby streets.
- 他因抢劫入狱多年，出狱后重新开始生活。 Tā yīn qiǎngjié rù yù duō nián, chūyù hòu chóngxīn kāishǐ shēnghuó. He went to prison for years because of the robbery, and started life anew after his release.
- 昨晚附近一家商店发生了抢劫，幸好没人受伤。 Zuówǎn fùjìn yī jiā shāngdiàn fāshēng le qiǎngjié, xìnghǎo méi rén shòushāng. Last night a robbery took place at a nearby shop; fortunately no one was hurt.
Related words
- 抢 qiǎng to grab; to snatch
- 抢救 qiǎngjiù to rescue urgently
- 抢夺 qiǎngduó to snatch; to seize
- 抢眼 qiǎngyǎn eye-catching; striking
- 浩劫 hàojié catastrophe; calamity
- 劫 jié to rob; to seize by force
- 劫持 jiéchí to hijack; to kidnap; to hold hostage
- 掠夺 lüèduó to plunder; to loot; to seize by force
- 强占 qiángzhàn to seize by force; to forcibly occupy
- 侵占 qīnzhàn to occupy illegally; to seize; to encroach on
- 强盗 qiángdào robber; bandit
- 流氓 liúmáng hooligan; rogue; gangster