夺 duó

take by force, rob, snatch

HSK 6 #1199

DEFINITIONS

  • take by force, rob, snatch
  • to seize
  • to take away forcibly
  • to wrest control of
  • to compete or strive for
  • to force one's way through
  • to leave out
  • to lose

STROKES

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WORDS

争夺 zhēng duó
HSK 6
to fight over; to contest; to vie over
掠夺 lüè duó
HSK 6
to plunder; to rob
剥夺 bō duó to deprive; to expropriate; to strip (sb of his property)
夺取 duó qǔ to seize; to capture; to wrest control of
夺冠 duó guàn to seize the crown; fig. to win a championship; to win gold medal
夺得 duó dé to take (after a struggle); to wrest; to seize; to capture; to win (a trophy)
夺回 duó huí to take back (forcibly); to recapture; to win back
抢夺 qiǎng duó to plunder; to pillage; to forcibly take
定夺 dìng duó to make a decision; to determine
夺目 duó mù to dazzle the eyes
光彩夺目 guāng cǎi duó mù dazzling; brilliant
夺权 duó quán to seize power
争夺战 zhēng duó zhàn struggle
争分夺秒 zhēng fēn duó miǎo lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every second count
强词夺理 qiǎng cí duó lǐ to twist words and force logic (idiom); sophistry; loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument; shoving false arguments down people's throats
篡夺 cuàn duó to usurp; to seize
夺魁 duó kuí to seize; to win
夺标 duó biāo to compete for first prize
喧宾夺主 xuān bīn duó zhǔ lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom); fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction; minor details obscure the main point; the sauce is better than the fish
先声夺人 xiān shēng duó rén to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
你争我夺 nǐ zhēng wǒ duó lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter; fierce rivalry; tug-of-war
争名夺利 zhēng míng duó lì to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth; only interested in personal gain
争权夺利 zhēng quán duó lì scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle
璀璨夺目 cuǐ càn duó mù dazzling (idiom)
劫夺 jié duó to seize by force; to abduct
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