抢 qiǎng, qiāng, chēng — to rob; to loot; to plunder; to seize; to snatch; to grab; to pillage

抢
qiǎng qiāng chēng

Level 1 · Common HSK 5 #637

Traditional: 搶

qiǎng qiang3

Basic definition

  1. verb to rob; to loot; to plunder; to seize; to snatch; to grab; to pillage e.g 抢劫抢夺抢占
  2. verb to rush; to vie; to scramble; to compete; to hasten; to race; to forestall e.g 抢先抢购抢救

Detailed explanation

  1. verb (形声。从手，仓声。本义:抢夺)
  2. verb seize;snatch;rob;loot e.g 抢火 · 抢行 · 抢了我的东西未必能使他变富 · 抢案 · 抢掳
  3. verb rush;vie for
  4. verb forstall;try to be the first to do sth.
  5. verb scrape;rub off
  6. verb reprove or satirize sb.to his face

qiāng qiang1

Basic definition

  1. verb to bump; to hit; to collide; to dash against; to strike; to knock e.g 呼天抢地抢地呼天

Detailed explanation

  1. verb knock;hit e.g 抢地呼天 抢地 · 抢跪
  2. verb push
  3. verb go against;disobey;keep off
  4. verb wound
  5. verb take the place of;be in place of
  6. verb rush

chēng cheng1

Basic definition

  1. verb (archaic) to stagger; to limp; to walk unsteadily
  1. 〔抢攘〕纷乱的样子，如“支离抢抢兮，遭世孔疚”。
  2. （ 搶 ）

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