Hanzi
Traditional
搶
Simplified
抢

to fight over/to rush/to scramble/to grab/to rob/to snatch

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

qiǎng, qiāng

Bopomofo

ㄑㄧㄤˇ, ㄑㄧㄤ

Jyutping

coeng2

Example sentences

搶 / 抢 qiǎng
警察逮捕了那個搶銀行的小偷。
警察逮捕了那个抢银行的小偷。

The police arrested the thief who robbed the bank.

搶劫 / 抢劫 qiǎngjié
警方正在調查昨晚發生的銀行搶劫案。
警方正在调查昨晚发生的银行抢劫案。

The police are investigating the bank robbery that happened last night.

強盜 / 强盗 qiángdào
一群強盜搶劫了那家銀行。
一群强盗抢劫了那家银行。

A group of robbers robbed that bank.

搶眼 / 抢眼 qiǎngyǎn
她今天穿的這件紅色長裙在人群中非常搶眼。
她今天穿的这件红色长裙在人群中非常抢眼。

The red dress she's wearing today is very eye-catching in the crowd.

搶佔 / 抢占 qiǎngzhàn
公司想搶佔年輕市場，卻忽略了老客戶。
公司想抢占年轻市场，却忽略了老客户。

The company tried to seize the youth market but neglected its longtime customers.

Example Vocabulary

搶

qiang3

to rob; to snatch; to rush; to compete for

搶先

qiang3'xian1

搶劫

qiang3'jie2

to rob; to commit robbery

搶眼

qiang3'yan3

eye-catching; striking

搶購

qiang3'gou4

搶走

哄搶

hong1'qiang3

拼搶

搶佔

qiang3'zhan4

to seize first; to occupy or take over

搶修

qiang3'xiu1

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