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Usage of the character 夺

duó
[奪]
  • to seize
  • to take away forcibly
  • to wrest control of
  • to compete or strive for
  • to force one's way through
  • to leave out
  • to lose
jiéduó
劫夺
[劫奪]
  • to seize by force
  • to abduct
bōduó
剥夺
[剝奪]
  • to deprive
  • to expropriate
  • to strip (sb of his property)
duómù
夺目
[奪目]
  • to dazzle the eyes
rǎngduó
攘夺
[攘奪]
  • to seize
duóbiāo
夺标
[奪標]
  • to compete for first prize
lüèduó
略夺
[略奪]
  • variant of 掠奪/掠夺 (lüèduó)
duódé
夺得
[奪得]
  • to take (after a struggle)
  • to wrest
  • to seize
  • to capture
  • to win (a trophy)
zhuóduó
酌夺
[酌奪]
  • to make a considered decision
lüèduó
掠夺
[掠奪]
  • to plunder
  • to rob
duóquán
夺权
[奪權]
  • to seize power
zhēngduó
争夺
[爭奪]
  • to fight over
  • to contest
  • to vie over
dìngduó
定夺
[定奪]
  • to make a decision
  • to determine
duózǒu
夺走
[奪走]
  • to snatch away
duóguàn
夺冠
[奪冠]
  • to seize the crown
  • fig. to win a championship
  • to win gold medal
duóhuí
夺回
[奪回]
  • to take back (forcibly); to recapture; to win back
chǐduó
褫夺
[褫奪]
  • to deprive
  • to strip of
duóshè
夺舍
[奪舍]
  • to incarnate into sb else's body
juéduó
攫夺
[攫奪]
  • to seize
  • to pillage
  • to plunder
duókuí
夺魁
[奪魁]
  • to seize
  • to win
qiǎngduó
抢夺
[搶奪]
  • to plunder
  • to pillage
  • to forcibly take
jiéduó
截夺
[截奪]
  • intercept
cuànduó
篡夺
[篡奪]
  • to usurp
  • to seize
duó'ǒu
夺偶
[奪偶]
  • to contend for a mate
duójīn
夺金
[奪金]
  • to snatch gold
  • to take first place in a competition
duóqǔ
夺取
[奪取]
  • to seize
  • to capture
  • to wrest control of
cáiduó
裁夺
[裁奪]
  • to consider and decide
zhēngduózhàn
争夺战
[爭奪戰]
  • struggle
lüèduózhě
掠夺者
[掠奪者]
  • robber
  • plunderer
  • predator
nǐzhēngwǒduó
你争我夺
[你爭我奪]
  • lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter
  • fierce rivalry
  • tug-of-war
xiānshēngduórén
先声夺人
[先聲奪人]
  • to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
zhēngquánduólì
争权夺利
[爭權奪利]
  • scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle
guāngcǎiduómù
光彩夺目
[光彩奪目]
  • dazzling
  • brilliant
xuānbīnduózhǔ
喧宾夺主
[喧賓奪主]
  • lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom)
  • fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction
  • minor details obscure the main point
  • the sauce is better than the fish
cuǐcànduómù
璀璨夺目
[璀璨奪目]
  • dazzling (idiom)
qiǎngcíduólǐ
强词夺理
[強詞奪理]
  • to twist words and force logic (idiom)
  • sophistry
  • loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument
  • shoving false arguments down people's throats
duómén'érchū
夺门而出
[奪門而出]
  • to rush out through a door (idiom)
zhēngmíngduólì
争名夺利
[爭名奪利]
  • to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth
  • only interested in personal gain
lóngkǒuduóshí
龙口夺食
[龍口奪食]
  • to harvest hurriedly before rain comes
héngdāoduó'ài
横刀夺爱
[橫刀奪愛]
  • to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)
zhēngfēnduómiǎo
争分夺秒
[爭分奪秒]
  • lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time
  • making every second count