抢
qiǎng
to snatch, to vie for
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 小偷抢走了她的钱包。The thief snatched her wallet and ran.
- 大家抢着回答问题。Everyone vied to answer the question.
Collocations
抢东西抢着抢救抢购
Mnemonic
抢 qiǎng "to snatch/vie": a single-character verb. The hand radical 扌 shows grabbing by hand, i.e. to snatch, to vie for. 抢东西 = to grab/rob things, 抢着做 = to rush to do (vying). 抢救 = emergency rescue (racing against time). Opposite of 让 (to yield) in the "vie" sense.
Related
抢夺抢救争抢让
Quick check
In 大家抢着回答, what does 抢着 mean?