篡夺

篡奪
cuànduó
verb #35,942

Meanings

  1. 1 to usurp
  2. 2 to seize (illegitimately)

Examples

Tā qǐtú cuànduó wángwèi.
He plotted to usurp the throne.
Cuànduó quánlì de xíngwéi zāo dào le rénmín de fǎnduì.
The act of usurping power was met with popular opposition.

Tips

register
Strongly negative, formal/literary. Used historically about emperors and dynasties (篡夺王位 'usurp the throne'), and in modern contexts of political/corporate power grabs. Cannot be used neutrally for 'taking over'.

Stroke Order

cuàn
duó