夺笋

奪筍

duósǔn

phrase

Meanings

1 so wicked; so mean
2 savage; cutting
3 (lit.) to snatch bamboo shoots

Characters

to snatch / seize

Examples

HSK 1

你这话也太夺笋了吧！

Nǐ zhèhuà yě tài duósǔn le ba!

What you just said is way too savage!

HSK 7-9

他点评人从来不嘴软，真的很夺笋。

Tā diǎnpíng rén cónglái bù zuǐ ruǎn, zhēnde hěn duósǔn.

He never pulls punches when critiquing people - genuinely ruthless.

HSK 7-9

这个梗太夺笋了，主播都笑崩了。

Zhège gěng tài duósǔn le, zhǔbō dōu xiào bēng le.

That joke was so wicked the streamer lost it laughing.

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Post-2020 internet slang, a homophone-style pun on 毒损 (dúsǔn, 'venomously cutting'), popularized through Chongqing-accented short videos where 毒损 comes out sounding like 夺笋. Used admiringly or jokingly about someone's savage roasts. Never use in formal writing.

Stroke Order

夺 duó

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