open robbery; plunder
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to rob openly; to plunder
Emphasizes the blatant, undisguised nature of the robbery, as opposed to stealthy theft.
Guāng光
tiān天
huà化
rì日
zhī之
xià下
，
jìng竟
gǎn敢
míng明
qiǎng抢
xíng行
rén人
de的
cái财
wù物
。
In broad daylight, they dared to openly rob pedestrians of their belongings.
Zhè这
ge个
è恶
bà霸
zhàng仗
shì势
qī欺
rén人
，
jīng经
cháng常
duì对
cūn村
mín民
míng明
qiǎng抢
àn暗
tōu偷
。
This bully abuses his power, often openly robbing or secretly stealing from the villagers.
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Nà那
huǒ伙
qiáng强
dào盗
míng明
qiǎng抢
míng明
duó夺
，
háo毫
wú无
gù顾
jì忌
。
That gang of bandits plundered openly, without any restraint.
Tā他
men们
bù不
jǐn仅
tōu偷
dào盗
，
fā发
zhǎn展
dào到
hòu后
lái来
shèn甚
zhì至
míng明
qiǎng抢
cāng仓
kù库
。
They didn't just steal; they even progressed to openly robbing the warehouse.