loot; plunder; pillage
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to loot; to plunder; to pillage; to sack; to ransack
Implies thorough, often violent seizure of all valuables. Frequently used with '一空' to indicate total looting.
Hǎi海
dào盗
xǐ洗
jié劫
le了
yī一
zhī只
shāng商
chuán船
。
The pirates looted a merchant ship.
Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
bèi被
xǐ洗
jié劫
yī一
kōng空
。
The museum was completely ransacked.
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Dí敌
jūn军
xǐ洗
jié劫
le了
zhè这
zuò座
cūn村
zhuāng庄
。
The enemy army plundered this village.
Yín银
háng行
zāo遭
dào到
méng蒙
miàn面
fěi匪
tú徒
de的
xǐ洗
jié劫
。
The bank was sacked by masked bandits.