抢掠

搶掠

qiǎnglüè

verb #28,057

Meanings

1 to loot
2 to pillage
3 to plunder

Characters

to seize; to grab; to rob

to plunder; to pillage; to skim

Examples

HSK 6

战争期间，城市遭到抢掠。

Zhànzhēng qījiān, chéngshì zāodào qiǎnglüè.

During the war, the city was looted.

HSK 7-9

暴徒趁乱抢掠商店。

Bàotú chèn luàn qiǎnglüè shāngdiàn.

Rioters took advantage of the chaos to loot shops.

Tips

usage

抢掠 implies violence and theft at scale, typically in a wartime or riot context. For simple robbery, use 抢劫.

Stroke Order

抢 qiǎng

掠 lüè