洗劫

xǐjié

verb #13,088

Meanings

1 to loot
2 to ransack
3 to pillage

Characters

to wash; to clean out

to rob; to plunder

Examples

那个村庄被洗劫一空。

nàge cūnzhuāng bèi xǐjié yīkōng.

That village was ransacked and stripped bare.

Tips

usage

Often used with 一空 (completely empty) in the pattern 洗劫一空, meaning to loot a place completely clean.

Stroke Order

洗 xǐ

劫 jié