highway robbery
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to commit highway robbery; to rob on the road
Specifically refers to the criminal act of robbing travelers or vehicles on a road or highway. The targets are typically individuals in transit. This term is less common in modern daily conversation compared to general terms like '抢劫'.
Guò过
qù去
zhè这
yī一
dài带
shān山
lù路
cháng常
yǒu有
dào盗
fěi匪
lù路
jié劫
guò过
wǎng往
de的
shāng商
rén人
。
In the past, bandits often robbed traveling merchants on the mountain roads in this area.
Nà那
liàng辆
cháng长
tú途
qì汽
chē车
zài在
piān偏
pì僻
dì地
duàn段
zāo遭
yù遇
le了
lù路
jié劫
。
That long-distance bus encountered a highway robbery in a remote area.
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Jǐng警
fāng方
jiā加
dà大
xún巡
luó逻
lì力
dù度
，
yǐ以
jiǎn减
shǎo少
lù路
jié劫
àn案
jiàn件
de的
fā发
shēng生
。
The police increased patrol efforts to reduce the occurrence of highway robbery cases.