plunder; loot; pillage
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to plunder; to loot; to pillage; to seize by force
formalTypically used in formal, literary, or historical contexts to describe violent seizure of property, often during war, raids, or by bandits. More formal than 抢劫.
Qiáng强
dào盗
qiǎng抢
lüè掠
le了
cūn村
mín民
de的
cái财
wù物
hòu后
táo逃
rù入
shān山
zhōng中
。
The bandits plundered the villagers' belongings and then fled into the mountains.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
，
qīn侵
lüè略
jūn军
rù入
chéng城
hòu后
wǎng往
wǎng往
dà大
sì肆
qiǎng抢
lüè掠
。
Historically, invading armies often engaged in rampant looting after entering a city.
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Hǎi海
dào盗
zài在
hǎi海
shàng上
qiǎng抢
lüè掠
shāng商
chuán船
，
wēi威
xié胁
mào贸
yì易
ān安
quán全
。
Pirates loot merchant ships at sea, threatening trade security.