Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

rob; snatch

Chinese: 抢夺、夺取。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “duo” becomes a different word in each tone. 夺 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 争夺zhēng duóto fight over; to contest; to vie over
  • 夺取duó qǔto seize; to capture; to wrest control of
  • 掠夺lüè duóto plunder; to rob
  • 剥夺bō duóto deprive; to expropriate; to strip (sb of his property)
  • 夺冠duó guànto seize the crown; fig. to win a championship; to win gold medal

Example Sentence

我们队在比赛中夺得了冠军。Wǒ men duì zài bǐ sài zhōng duó dé le guàn jūn.Our team won the championship in the competition.

我们Wǒ menweduìsquadronzàiat比赛bǐ sàicompetition (sports etc)zhōngmiddle夺得duó déto take (after a struggle)le(completed action)冠军guàn jūnchampion