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抢

qiāng · qiang/qiǎng · qiang

Traditional 搶

Meaning

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

2 examples

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.

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.

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