抢滩 Traditional form: 搶灘 Pinyin (reading): qiǎngtān Definitions: to make an amphibious assault to seize a beachhead to gain a foothold in (a new market) Characters: 抢 - urgent, rushed; to rob, to plunder 滩 - rapids; sandbar, shoal Traditional characters: 搶 - urgent, rushed; to rob, to plunder 灘 - rapids; sandbar, shoal