抢断

搶斷

qiǎngduàn

verb #18,615

Meanings

1 to steal the ball (basketball)
2 to dispossess; to tackle and win the ball (soccer)

Characters

to grab; to snatch

to break; to cut off

Examples

他在比赛中完成了五次抢断。

Tā zài bǐsài zhōng wánchéng le wǔ cì qiǎngduàn.

He made five steals in the game.

后卫的抢断非常漂亮。

Hòuwèi de qiǎngduàn fēicháng piàoliang.

The defender's tackle was beautiful.

Tips

memory

抢 (to grab/snatch) + 断 (to break/cut off) — snatching the ball by cutting off the opponent's possession.

Stroke Order

抢 qiǎng

断 duàn