抢光

搶光

qiǎngguāng

verb #37,063

Meanings

1 to snatch up everything
2 to sell out (due to a buying frenzy)
3 to clean out; loot bare

Characters

snatch; grab; rob

(resultative) completely; bare

Examples

限量款球鞋上架就被抢光了。

Xiànliàng kuǎn qiúxié shàngjià jiù bèi qiǎngguāng le.

The limited-edition sneakers were snatched up the moment they hit the shelves.

强盗把村里的粮食抢光了。

Qiángdào bǎ cūn lǐ de liángshi qiǎngguāng le.

The bandits looted all the village's grain.

Tips

grammar

光 here is a resultative complement meaning 'completely / nothing left'. Same pattern: 吃光 (eat all up), 卖光 (sold out), 用光 (use up entirely), 花光 (spend all).

Stroke Order

抢 qiǎng

光 guāng