搶 (coeng2 coeng1 | qiang3 qiang1) : snatch; vie for

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搶

coeng2 coeng1

qiang3 qiang1

[粵] coeng2 [國] qiang3
[1] snatch; grab; rob; loot; plunder
[2] vie for; compete for; scramble for
[3] rush; make haste; lose no time
[4] scrape; scratch; sharpen

[粵] coeng1 [國] qiang1
[1] bump against; knock; strike
[2] go in opposite direction; go against

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

搶 / 抢

This word has been viewed 9488 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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搶劫 coeng2 gip3 qiang3 jie2 = to rob

搶救 coeng2 gau3 qiang3 jiu4 = to rescue; to save; to salvage

搶購 coeng2 kau3 qiang3 gou4 = panic buying, rushing to buy

搶先 coeng2 sin1 qiang3 xian3 = to rush; to do something urgently

搶手 coeng2 sau2 qiang3 shou3 = in demand (goods, service, person), sought after

搶眼 coeng2 ngaan5 = attractive

搶食 coeng2 sik6 = feeding frenzy

搶風頭 coeng2 fung1 tau4 qiang3 feng1 tou5 = upstage

搶鏡 coeng2 geng3 qiang3 jing4 = steal the show 粵

搶嘢 coeng2 je5 = to take something by force; to snatch; to rob sb (of sth) 粵

搶走 coeng2 zau2 = to snatch

搶手貨 coeng2 sau2 fo3 qiang3 shou3 huo4 = hot item; goods in great demand

持槍搶劫 ci4 coeng1 coeng2 gip3 chi2 qiang1 qiang1 jie2 = armed robbery

行兇搶劫 hang4 hung1 coeng2 gip3 = to violently assault and rob

打砸搶 daa2 zaap3 coeng2 da3 za2 qiang3 = beating, smashing and looting

餓狗搶屎 ngo6 gau2 coeng2 si2 = to scramble madly for something, even that not worth taking 粵

搶包山 coeng2 baau1 saan1 qiang3 bao1 shan1 = snatch bun hill, bun scrambling competition

搶修 coeng2 sau1 qiang3 xiu1 = rush to repair

搶售 coeng2 sau6 qiang3 shou4 = sell like hotcakes; be a best-seller

搶閘 coeng2 zaap6 qiang3 zha2 = be in a hurry to do sth. 粵

細搶 sai3 coeng2 xi4 qiang3 = (Hong Kong Fire Fighting Jargon) light rescue unit

斷搶 dyun3 coeng2 duan4 qiang3 = to practically scramble for; to fight for sth.; to vie for 粵

搶奪 coeng2 dyut6 qiang3 duo2 = snatch; seize; take by force; steal

搶頭香 coeng2 tau4 hoeng1 qiang3 tou2 xiang1 = scamble to be the first to obtain a benefit

搶灘 coeng2 taan1 qiang3 taan1 = 1. capture a beachhead 2.rush to take over a market

搶掠 coeng2 loek6 qiang3 lve4 = to loot, looting

搶答 coeng2 daap3 qiang3 da2 = rush to answer a question before someone else

搶槓和 coeng2 gong3 wu4*2 qiang3 gang4 hu2 = (mahjong) (v.) to rob a kong

搶包山比賽 coeng2 baau1 saan1 bei2 coi3 qiang3 bao1 shan1 bi3 sai4 = bun scrambling competition

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前日有人搶佢件衫粵
The day before yesterday, someone stole his shirt.
[Lit. day-before-yesterday, have person steal he [counter] shirt.]

搶救病人
give emergency treatment to a patient

危難中，"有子不需父上前"；搶險時，"上陣不離父子兵"。
A son would would protect his father and face the danger himself; but in times of emergency, both son and father would fight the battle together.

佢哋乘機啲暴亂搶嘢粵 ?!
They took advantage of the riots to steal things.

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