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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[qiǎng]
  1. 1. verb rob; loot
    银行
    rob a bank
  2. 2. verb snatch; grab
    他把信了过去。
    He snatched away the letter.
  3. 3. verb vie for; scramble for
    scramble for the ball
    干重活
    vie with each other for the hardest job
    孩子们着要排第一个。
    The children jostled with each other for the first place in line.
  4. 4. verb rush
    步上前接过了客人手上的行李。
    He rushed over and took the luggage from his guest's hands
  5. 5. verb scrape; scratch
    把锅底一
    scrape the bottom of the pot
    磨剪子菜刀
    sharpen scissors and kitchen knives
    他摔了一跤,膝盖上去了一块皮。
    He fell and scraped his knee.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[qiǎng]
  1. 1. 争夺;用强力把不属于自己的东西夺过来
    劫。
  2. 2. 争先
    大家着报名参军
    占高地
    嘴。
  3. 3. 为避免出现某种险恶情况而抓紧时间(做某事)
    抗洪
    收。
  4. 4. 刮去(物体表层)
    磨剪子菜刀
    把旧墙皮掉。
  5. 5. 擦伤
    胳膊掉了一块皮。

Examples

十几个年轻人围着他,着跟他搭话。
About a dozen boys and girls crowded round him, all trying to enter into a conversation with him.
孩子们着要排第一个。
The children jostled with each other for the first place in line.
这儿只有一个打字员的名额,有好几个人这饭碗呢。
There is only one opening here for a typist, and quite a few people are competing for the position.
这次上山考察熊猫生活,他下了很多珍贵的镜头。
During this expedition to study the life of the giant panda, he took a lot of valuable snapshots.
她就喜欢镜头,出风头。
She loves to steal the show and be the centre of attention.
农活有季节性,必须时间。
Farm work is seasonal, so we must race against time.
光天化日下钱包,你真是胆大包天。
You are extremely audacious to steal a purse in broad daylight!
这伙银行的狂徒已经被警方擒获了。
The ferocious robbers who robbed the bank have been caught by the police.
在洪汛期到来之前,我们必须要建大堤!
Before the flood season comes, we must rush to build the dam.

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