plunder; loot; pillage
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to plunder; to loot; to pillage
Used to describe the violent seizure of property, especially on a large scale or by an invading force. Often implies destruction and violence.
Rù入
qīn侵
de的
jūn军
duì队
zài在
chéng城
shì市
lǐ里
dà大
sì肆
jié劫
lüè掠
。
The invading army wantonly plundered the city.
Zhè这
ge个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
bèi被
hǎi海
dào盗
jié劫
lüè掠
yī一
kōng空
。
The village was looted clean by pirates.
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Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
zhàn战
shèng胜
zhě者
tōng通
cháng常
huì会
jié劫
lüè掠
zhàn战
bài败
zhě者
de的
cái财
wù物
。
In ancient times, victors would typically plunder the belongings of the vanquished.