lǔ
掳
kidnap; plunder
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
abduct; kidnap; seize by force
formalMost commonly used to describe the act of forcefully taking people away for ransom or as part of looting raids.
Gǔ古
dài代
biān边
jìng境
jīng经
cháng常
fā发
shēng生
lǔ掳
lüè掠
bǎi百
xìng姓
de的
shì事
jiàn件
。
There were frequent incidents of abducting civilians along the ancient border.
Fàn犯
zuì罪
fèn分
zǐ子
lǔ掳
zǒu走
le了
fù富
shāng商
de的
ér儿
zi子
suǒ索
yào要
shú赎
jīn金
。
The criminals kidnapped the wealthy merchant's son to demand ransom.
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Zhàn战
luàn乱
shí时
qī期
，
bù不
shǎo少
cūn村
mín民
bèi被
lǔ掳
dào到
piān偏
yuǎn远
dì地
qū区
。
During wartime, many villagers were abducted to remote areas.
Jūn军
fá阀
de的
jūn军
duì队
zài在
chéng城
wài外
dà大
sì肆
lǔ掳
lüè掠
cái财
wù物
。
The warlord's army carried out massive looting outside the city.
Zhè这
duàn段
lì历
shǐ史
jì记
zǎi载
le了
yóu游
mù牧
bù部
luò落
lǔ掳
lüè掠
hàn汉
zú族
bǎi百
xìng姓
de的
bào暴
xíng行
。
This historical record documents the atrocities of nomadic tribes abducting Han civilians.