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強盜

简强盗 · 繁強盜

Mandarin · pinyin qiáng dào

to rob (with force)
bandit
robber
Classifier: 個 gè

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強: qiáng · strong, powerful, energetic
盜: Look up this written character
强: qiáng · strong, powerful, energetic
盗: dào · rob, steal; thief, bandit

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2–4 · qiang2 dao4

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koeng4 dou6

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noun

robber (Classifier: 個／个)

verb

to rob

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