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搶斷

简抢断 · 繁搶斷

Mandarin · pinyin qiǎng duàn

(basketball) to steal (the ball)
(soccer) to dispossess an opponent (by tackling or intercepting a pass)

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抢: qiǎng · plunder, rob, take by force
断: duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt

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3–4 · qiang3 duan4

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verb

to intercept (a ball)

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