rob houses; plunder homes; loot
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to form gangs and rob houses; to plunder private residences; to loot homes
formalOriginally described bandits and outlaws raiding homes. Now used to describe organized robbery or the plundering of civilian property, often in historical or martial arts contexts.
Nà那
xiē些
tǔ土
fěi匪
zhuān专
mén门
dǎ打
jiā家
jié劫
shè舍
，
wú无
è恶
bù不
zuò作
。
Those bandits specialized in robbing houses and committed every imaginable crime.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
dǎ打
jiā家
jié劫
shè舍
shì是
yào要
bèi被
pàn判
chǔ处
zhòng重
xíng刑
de的
。
In ancient times, robbing houses was punishable by severe penalties.
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Zhè这
huǒ伙
rén人
dǎ打
zhe着
gé革
mìng命
de的
qí旗
hào号
，
shí实
jì际
shang上
shì是
zài在
dǎ打
jiā家
jié劫
shè舍
。
This group was using the banner of revolution to actually carry out looting and robbery.