夺

duó

“To seize” in Chinese is 夺 (duó).

Other characters with the syllable duo: see all 8 →

Meaning

to seize
to take away forcibly
to wrest control of

Show 4 more meanings

to compete or strive for
to force one's way through
to leave out
to lose

Example

州政府剥夺了市民的权利。

From 剥夺 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 夺

夺取duóqǔto seizeHSK 6 争夺zhēngduóto fight overHSK 6 剥夺bōduóto depriveHSK 7-9 夺冠duóguànto seize the crownHSK 7-9 夺魁duókuíto win the championship; to take first placeHSK 7-9 掠夺lüèduóto plunderHSK 7-9 抢夺qiǎngduóto plunderHSK 7-9 争分夺秒zhēngfēn-duómiǎolit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against timeHSK 7-9

More HSK 6 characters

挨áiin order; in sequenceHSK 6 傲àoproudHSK 6 罢bàto stopHSK 6 榜bǎngnotice or announcementHSK 6 傍bàngnearHSK 6 胞bāoplacentaHSK 6 暴bàosuddenHSK 6 爆bàoto explode; to burstHSK 6 奔bènto hurryHSK 6 逼bīto compelHSK 6

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