掳掠

擄掠

lǔlüè

verb #47,718

Meanings

1 to pillage; to loot
2 to carry off (people and goods)

Characters

to capture (people)

Examples

HSK 7-9

海盗经常上岸掳掠。

Hǎidào jīngcháng shàng'àn lǔlüè.

Pirates often came ashore to plunder.

HSK 7-9

战争期间，敌军在沿途村镇大肆掳掠。

Zhànzhēng qījiān, díjūn zài yántú cūnzhèn dàsì lǔlüè.

During the war, the enemy army looted the towns and villages along its route.

Tips

memory

掳 is seizing people and 掠 is seizing goods, both with the hand radical 扌: together, everything a raid takes.

Stroke Order

掳 lǔ

掠 lüè