掠夺
Old HSK 6
掠夺 (lüèduó) · to plunder
掠夺 (lüèduó) means “to plunder; to rob; to seize”. It is written with 2 characters: 掠 (to pillage) + 夺 (to rob). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 掠夺 is built
The characters
掠 lüè · to pillage
What 掠 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 京jīng — capital
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 亠tóu — lid
夺 duó · to rob
What 夺 is made of
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 寸cùn — inch
Example sentences
历史书上写着古代的掠夺战争。Lìshǐ shū shàng xiězhe gǔdài de lüèduó zhànzhēng.History books describe ancient wars of plunder.
人类不能无限制地掠夺自然资源。Rénlèi bùnéng wú xiànzhì de lüèduó zìrán zīyuán.Humans can't plunder natural resources without limit.
Questions about 掠夺
What does 掠夺 mean?
掠夺 (lüèduó) means “to plunder; to rob; to seize”.
How do you pronounce 掠夺?
掠夺 is pronounced lüèduó.
Which HSK level is 掠夺?
掠夺 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 掠夺 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 120: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.