rush to snatch; looting
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to rush to snatch; to loot; to scramble for
Describes a chaotic scene where a crowd aggressively grabs items, often during a sale, disaster, or shortage.
Shāng商
diàn店
dǎ打
zhé折
shí时
，
gù顾
kè客
men们
fēng疯
kuáng狂
hōng轰
qiǎng抢
huò货
jià架
shàng上
de的
shāng商
pǐn品
。
When the store had a sale, customers frantically rushed to snatch goods from the shelves.
Tīng听
shuō说
wù物
zī资
yào要
yùn运
dào到
le了
，
zāi灾
mín民
men们
yī一
yōng拥
ér而
shàng上
kāi开
shǐ始
hōng轰
qiǎng抢
。
Upon hearing that relief supplies were arriving, the disaster victims swarmed in and began looting.
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Wèi为
fáng防
zhǐ止
hōng轰
qiǎng抢
，
jǐng警
fāng方
zài在
huó活
dòng动
xiàn现
chǎng场
jiā加
qiáng强
le了
jǐng警
jiè戒
。
To prevent looting, the police heightened security at the event site.