抢

Character

抢 qiǎng · qiāng

HSK 5Character2 readings

to fight over

Radical: 扌
Strokes: 7
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 扌仓
Traditional: 搶
Frequency: #1872 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

qiǎngMain reading qiāngRare reading

qiǎng

qiang3Main readingHSK 5

to fight over CC-CEDICT
to rush CC-CEDICT
to scramble CC-CEDICT
to grab CC-CEDICT
to rob CC-CEDICT
to snatch CC-CEDICT

Words that use “抢” as qiǎng

抢救qiǎng jiùto save a person from danger or deathWordHSK 5 抢劫qiǎng jiéto take money or things from a person or place by forceWordHSK 7–9 抢夺qiǎng duóto take something away from someone by forceWordHSK 7–9 抢眼qiǎng yǎneasy to notice because it looks bright, big, new, or specialWordHSK 7–9 争抢zhēng qiǎngto fight overWord 哄抢hōng qiǎngto panic buyWord 抢亲qiǎng qīnmarriage by captureWord 抢修qiǎng xiūto repair in a rushWord

qiāng

qiang1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is qiǎng.

to knock one's head on the ground while crying hard (as in 呼天抢地)
against the direction of the wind (as in 抢风)

Examples

她哭得呼天抢地。
tā kū de hū tiān qiāng dì
She cried very, very hard.
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弟弟难过得呼天抢地。
dì di nán guò de hū tiān qiāng dì
Little brother was so sad and cried very loudly.
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我们抢风开船。
wǒ men qiǎng fēng kāi chuán
We sailed the boat against the wind.
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Words that use “抢” as qiāng

抢风qiāng fēngagainst the headwindWord 呼天抢地hū tiān qiāng dìto cry out to heaven and knock one's head against the groundWord 抢风航行qiāng fēng háng xíngto tack against the windWord

Stroke order

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Same radical 扌

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把bǎ 打dǎ 拉lā 接jiē 提tí 报bào 指zhǐ 持chí 舉jǔ 才cái 找zhǎo 据jù

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