劫掠

jiélüè

verb #31,078

Meanings

1 to loot
2 to plunder
3 to pillage; raid

Characters

to rob; calamity

to plunder; sweep over

Examples

HSK 7-9

海盗劫掠了过往的商船。

Hǎidào jiélüè le guòwǎng de shāngchuán.

The pirates plundered passing merchant ships.

HSK 7-9

战乱中很多文物被劫掠。

Zhànluàn zhōng hěnduō wénwù bèi jiélüè.

Many cultural relics were looted during the wars.

Tips

register

劫掠 is formal/literary, used for war, piracy, and large-scale historical looting. For everyday robbery, use 抢劫. For sweeping a museum or archaeological site, 劫掠 is the classic word - common in news about WWII Nazi looting (纳粹劫掠) and the 1860 Anglo-French sacking of the Old Summer Palace (英法联军劫掠圆明园).

Stroke Order

劫 jié

掠 lüè