抢

搶
qiǎng
HSK 5
#1,410 most
frequent character
fight over, to rush, to scramble
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

抢 joins 扌 hand with 仓 cāng as the sound part. It first meant 'to touch, strike'. From there it grew to 'to snatch, steal' and 'to rush, hustle'. Read qiāng, it means 'to bump up against'.

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Example Sentences

他们为了这件衣服抢了起来。
tāmen wèile zhè jiàn yīfú qiāngle qǐlái 。
They started to fight over this piece of clothing.
看到好吃的，他忍不住想要抢过来。
kàndào hǎochī de ， tā rěnbùzhù xiǎngyào qiāngguòlái 。
Seeing something delicious, he couldn't help but want to grab it.
小孩子们在操场上抢玩具。
xiǎoháizǐ mén zài cāochángshàng qiāng wánjù 。
The children are scrambling for toys on the playground.

Same Characters, Different Readings

抢qiāng
(literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage)

Words with similar meanings

夺duó
to seize
This word is used more formally and often implies taking control of something by force.
抢夺qiǎngduó
to snatch
This term emphasizes a more forceful and sudden act of grabbing, usually from someone else.

Homophones

强qiǎng
to force, to compel, to strive

Words Starting With 抢

抢救qiǎng jiù
rescue

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