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抢

qiāng · qiang/qiǎng · qiang

Traditional 搶

HSK 5

Meaning

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qiāng 搶

  1. (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage)
  2. opposite in direction; contrary

qiǎng 搶

  1. to fight over
  2. to rush
  3. to scramble
  4. to grab
  5. to rob
  6. to snatch
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Concert tickets at ten

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，快(kuài)！演唱会(yǎnchànghuì)的(de)票(piào)十点(shídiǎn)开抢(kāiqiǎng)。

    Dengdeng, quick! The concert tickets go on sale at ten.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)打开(dǎkāi)手机(shǒujī)了(le)，现在(xiànzài)九点五十九(jiǔdiǎnwǔshíjiǔ)。

    My phone is already open. It's 9:59.

  3. Liangliang

    开始(kāishǐ)了(le)！抢(qiǎng)，抢(qiǎng)，抢(qiǎng)！

    It's started! Grab, grab, grab!

  4. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)了(le)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)在(zài)抢(qiǎng)，太快(tàikuài)了(le)。

    They're gone. Everyone is grabbing, too fast.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)抢到(qiǎngdào)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you get any?

  6. Dengdeng

    抢到(qiǎngdào)了(le)！不过(bùguò)是(shì)明年(míngnián)的(de)票(piào)。

    Got them! But they're next year's tickets.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

今(jīn)天(tiān)强(qiáng)盗(dào)大(dà)白(bái)天(tiān)的(de)就(jiù)抢(qiǎng)了(le)另(lìng)一(yī)家(jiā)银(yín)行(háng)。

The thieves knocked off another bank today in a daytime robbery.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by orcrist · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)把(bǎ)信(xìn)从(cóng)我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)中(zhōng)抢(qiǎng)了(le)过(guò)去(qù)。

He wrenched the letter from my hand.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by mamat · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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