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duó
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. to seize
  2. 2. to take away forcibly
  3. 3. to wrest control of
  4. 4. to compete or strive for
  5. 5. to force one's way through
  6. 6. to leave out
  7. 7. to lose

Words Containing 夺

争分夺秒
zhēng fēn duó miǎo

lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time

抢夺
qiǎng duó

to plunder

攘夺
rǎng duó

to seize

褫夺
chǐ duó

to deprive

截夺
jié duó

intercept

酌夺
zhuó duó

to make a considered decision

定夺
dìng duó

to make a decision

夺金
duó jīn

to take first place in a competition

掠夺
lvè duó

to plunder

争夺战
zhēng duó zhàn

struggle

夺得
duó dé

to take (after a struggle)

夺取
duó qǔ

to seize

争名夺利
zhēng míng duó lì

to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth

裁夺
cái duó

to consider and decide

夺门而出
duó mén ér chū

to rush out through a door (idiom)

夺魁
duó kuí

to seize

夺权
duó quán

to seize power

夺标
duó biāo

to compete for first prize

先声夺人
xiān shēng duó rén

to gain the upper hand by a show of strength

掠夺者
lüe4 duó zhě

robber

掠夺
llüè duó

to plunder

争权夺利
zhēng quán duó lì

scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle

掠夺
lüe4 duó

to plunder

夺冠
duó guàn

to seize the crown

攫夺
jué duó

to seize

夺走
duó zǒu

to snatch away

夺目
duó mù

to dazzle the eyes

璀璨夺目
cuǐ càn duó mù

dazzling (idiom)

光彩夺目
guāng cǎi duó mù

dazzling

喧宾夺主
xuān bīn duó zhǔ

lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom)

剥夺
bō duó

to deprive

夺回
duó huí

to take back (forcibly)

夺偶
duó ǒu

to contend for a mate

篡夺
cuàn duó

to usurp

你争我夺
nǐ zhēng wǒ duó

lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter

争夺
zhēng duó

to fight over

龙口夺食
lóng kǒu duó shí

to harvest hurriedly before rain comes

强词夺理
qiǎng cí duó lǐ

to twist words and force logic (idiom)

横刀夺爱
héng dāo duó ài

to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)

劫夺
jié duó

to seize by force