Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

plunder

Chinese: 掠过、抢掠,也表示轻轻擦过。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “lue” becomes a different word in each tone. 掠 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

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Common Words

  • 掠夺lüè duóto plunder; to rob
  • 掠过lüè guòto flit across; to sweep past; to glance (strike at an angle)
  • 掠美lüè měito claim credit due to others
  • 掠取lüè qǔto plunder; to pillage; to loot
  • 飞掠fēi lüèto fly past; to sweep past (at close range); (of a spacecraft) to do a flyby (of a celestial body)

Example Sentence

一只燕子从水面上掠过。Yì zhī yàn zi cóng shuǐ miàn shàng lüè guò.A swallow swept past over the water.

onezhīonly燕子yàn ziswallowcóngfrom水面shuǐ miànwater surfaceshàngon掠过lüè guòto flit across