奪取

简 夺取 · 繁 奪取
Mandarin · pinyin duó qǔ

Meanings

  1. to seize
  2. to capture
  3. to wrest control of
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奪
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取
qǔ · take, receive, obtain; select
夺
duó · take by force, rob, snatch
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2–3 · duo2 qu3

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dyut6 ceoi2

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verb

  1. to snatch; to seize; to grab; to wrest; to take by force

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