Chinese word

掠夺

Pronunciation

Pinyinlüè duó

Meaning

  • verbloot

Example

暴徒趁乱掠夺商店。bào tú chèn luàn lüè duó shāng diàn

The thugs took advantage of the chaos to loot the store.

Illustration for 掠夺 (loot)

More examples

殖民时期，入侵者常常掠夺当地的文化遗产。zhí mín shí qī rù qīn zhě cháng cháng lüè duó dāng dì de wén huà yí chǎn

During the colonial period, invaders often looted the local cultural heritage.

Core concept

Taking valuable property by force while confusion or conflict makes a rapid raid possible.

Common phrases

  • 掠夺文化遗产lüè duó wén huà yí chǎn

    loot cultural heritage

  • 掠夺矿产lüè duó kuàng chǎn

    loot mineral resources

Similar words

抢夺qiǎng duó: Snatching something away from someone quickly and forcefully.
抢劫qiǎng jié: Robbing someone of money or valuables through threats, weapons, or violence.
洗劫xǐ jié: Looting a shop or region by taking many of its goods.
夺取duó qǔ: Winning property, resources, or a position through force or other means in a struggle.

Definition in Chinese

在动乱或冲突场景中，通过强制手段快速取得他人财产或资源的行为zài dòng luàn huò chōng tū cháng jǐng zhōng tōng guò qiáng zhì shǒu duàn kuài sù qǔ dé tā rén cái chǎn huò zī yuán de xíng wéi

Word origin

掠夺 (lüèduó, "loot") is formed from 掠 (lüè, "snatch") + 夺 (duó, "seize"), which gives the compound its sense of swift, forceful taking.

Usage tips

  • 掠夺 (lüèduó, "loot") has a strong news and history register, so it describes organized or large-scale taking rather than a minor everyday loss.

Other meanings

  • seizeverb
  • robverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 掠夺罪lüè duó zuìlooting crimenoun
  • 掠夺者lüè duó zhělooternoun

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