拦劫 (lánjié): to mug

Meanings

1 to mug
2 to intercept and rob
3 to waylay

Characters

拦

Examples

他在小巷里被人拦劫。

Tā zài xiǎoxiàng lǐ bèi rén lánjié.

He was mugged in an alley.

运钞车在路上遭到拦劫。

Yùnchāochē zài lù shang zāodào lánjié.

The cash transport van was waylaid on the road.

Tips

usage

拦劫 emphasizes the blocking-then-robbing sequence: 拦 (lán, block) + 劫 (jié, rob). Compare 抢劫 (qiǎngjié, rob by force) which doesn't imply ambush, and 劫持 (jiéchí, hijack).

Stroke Order

拦 lán

劫 jié

Related Words

拦截 lánjié #7,359

to intercept / to block; to cut off

拦 lán HSK 7 #5,056

to block; to bar the way / to stop; to intercept

劫 jié HSK 7 #3,734

to rob / to plunder / calamity / disaster

抢劫 qiǎngjié HSK 7 #1,733

to rob / to hold up / robbery

拦住 lánzhù #5,554

to block / to stop (someone) / to bar the way

打劫 dǎjié #7,244

to rob; to hold up; to plunder

劫杀 jiéshā

to rob and kill / to waylay and murder

拦阻 lánzǔ #52,448

to block / to obstruct / to intercept

拦路 lánlù #29,987

to block someone's path / to waylay / to obstruct the road

劫持 jiéchí HSK 7 #6,022

to hijack / to hold hostage / to kidnap