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

战争期间，城市遭到抢掠。

Zhànzhēng qījiān, chéngshì zāodào qiǎnglüè.

During the war, the city was looted.

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 (qiǎngjié).

Stroke Order

抢 qiǎng

掠 lüè