夺 (奪) duó

1. duó verb to take by force; to rob; to snatch
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In literary Chinese this transitory verb takes two objects, the person being robbed and the object taken (CC-CEDICT '奪'; Guoyu '奪' v 1; Kroll 2015 '奪' 1, p. 97; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 32; Unihan '奪'; XHZD '夺' 1, p. 170)
2. duó verb to compete for; to strive
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '奪'; Guoyu '奪' v 3; XHZD '夺' 2, p. 170)
3. duó verb to rush
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '奪' v 6; XHZD '夺' 3, p. 170)
4. duó verb to lose
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '奪' 2, p. 97; XHZD '夺' 6, p. 170)
5. duó verb to omit; to be missing
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '奪'; Guoyu '奪' v 2; Kroll 2015 '奪' 2a, p. 97; XHZD '夺' 5, p. 170)
6. duó verb to decide
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '奪' v 4; XHZD '夺' 4, p. 170)
7. duó verb to force to do
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '奪' 1a, p. 97)
8. duó verb to reject
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '奪' 3, p. 97)
9. duó verb to persuade
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '奪' 3a, p. 97)
10. duó verb to dazzle
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '奪' v 7)

Contained in

• 裁夺(裁奪) to consider and decide
• 抢夺(搶奪) to forcibly take
• 袭夺 to wantonly attack
• 察夺(察奪) to investigate and decide [a case]
• 夺冠(奪冠) to seize the crown; fig. to win a championship; to win gold medal
• 侵夺(侵奪) to plunder
• 生死与夺(生死與奪) giving and taking life and death
• 强词夺理(強詞奪理) to twist words and force logic; sophistry; loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument
• 掠夺(掠奪) to plunder; to rob
• 光彩夺目(光彩奪目) dazzling; brilliant
• 争民施夺(爭民施奪) to argue with people and teach them to steal
• 争行夺市(爭行奪市) market competition
• 褫夺(褫奪) to deprive; to strip of
• 褒贬与夺(褒貶與奪) giving and taking praise and criticism
• 横刀夺爱(橫刀奪愛) to rob somebody of something they cherish
• 争夺(爭奪) to fight over; to contest; to compete for
• 掠夺者(掠奪者) robber; plunderer; predator
• 夺取(奪取) to snatch; to capture
• 先声夺人(先聲奪人) to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
• 夺门而出(奪門而出) to rush out through a door
• 夺格(奪格) ablative case
• 争分夺秒(爭分奪秒) fight minutes, snatch seconds; a race against time; making every second count
• 夺偶(奪偶) to contend for a mate
• 夺标(奪標) to compete for first prize
• 定夺(定奪) to make a decision; to determine
• 夺目(奪目) to dazzle the eyes
• 夺魁(奪魁) to seize; to win
• 攘夺(攘奪) to seize
• 劫夺(劫奪) to steal; to seize by force; to abduct
• 巧夺天工(巧奪天工) skill rivalling heaven
• 夺回(奪回) to take back (forcibly); to recapture; to win back
• 争名夺利(爭名奪利) to fight for fame, grab profit; scrambling for fame and wealth; only interested in personal gain
• 喧宾夺主(喧賓奪主) the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host; a minor player upstages the main attraction; minor details obscure the main point
• 璀璨夺目(璀璨奪目) dazzling
• 你争我夺(你爭我奪) you fight, I snatch; to compete fiercely offering no quarter; fierce rivalry; tug-of-war
• 酌夺(酌奪) to make a considered decision
• 夺得(奪得) to achieve by force; to seize
• 篡夺(篡奪) to usurp; to seize
• 争权夺利(爭權奪利) scramble for power and profit; power struggle
• 龙口夺食(龍口奪食) to harvest hurriedly before rain comes
• 武装夺取政权(武裝奪取政權) sieze political power by armed force
• 夺走(奪走) to snatch away
• 剥夺(剝奪) to deprive; to expropriate
• 夺气(奪氣) robbed of one's spirit
• 争夺战(爭奪戰) struggle
• 攫夺(攫奪) to seize; to pillage; to plunder
• 截夺(截奪) intercept
• 夺权(奪權) to seize power
• 夺金(奪金) to snatch gold; to take first place in a competition
• 斩将夺旗(斬將奪旗) to behead the enemy's commander sieze their flag

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田氏夺

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Collocations

• 夺人 (奪人) 先人有奪人之心 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 16
• 夺民 (奪民) 暴奪民衣食之財 — Mozi 墨子, 卷一 辭過 Book 1 - Indulgence in Excess — count: 11
• 不可夺 (不可奪) 臨大節而不可奪也 — The Analects of Confucius 論語, 8. 《泰伯》 Tai Bo — count: 9
• 可夺 (可奪) 三軍可奪帥也 — The Analects of Confucius 論語, 9. 《子罕》 Zi Han — count: 7
• 不能夺 (不能奪) 則其小者不能奪也 — Mencius 孟子, 告子上 Gaozi I — count: 4
• 人夺 (人奪) 人奪女妻而不怒 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 4
• 亏夺 (虧奪) 以此虧奪民衣食之財 — Mozi 墨子, 卷八 非樂上 Book 8 - Condemnation of Music I — count: 4
• 夺时 (奪時) 不如無奪時 — Guanzi 管子, 侈靡第三十五 Chapter 35: Extravagance — count: 3
• 能夺 (能奪) 夫富能奪 — Guanzi 管子, 揆度第七十八 Chapter 78: Examining Standards — count: 3
• 夺柄 (奪柄) 命曰奪柄 — Guanzi 管子, 任法第四十五 Chapter 45: Appointment Methods — count: 3