How to say “snatch” in Chinese
snatch; rush to do
“Snatch” in Chinese is 抢, qiǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
抢 is read qiǎng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 仓 cāng hints at the reading.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “抢”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 抢. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 弟弟抢了我的手机dìdiqiǎnglewǒdeshǒujīMy little brother snatched my phone.
- 医生正在抢救病人。yīshēngzhèngzàiqiǎngjiùbìngrénThe doctors are fighting for the patient's life.
- 经过抢救他终于醒了jīngguòqiǎngjiù,tāzhōngyúxǐngleAfter the doctors fought to save him, he finally came to.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Pass it, please”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “snatch” in Chinese?
“Snatch” in Chinese is 抢, pinyin qiǎng.
What does 抢 mean?
抢 (qiǎng) means “snatch; rush to do”.
How do you write 抢?
抢 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 抢?
抢 is read qiǎng. Tones: qiǎng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“snatch” in the lesson “Pass it, please”
This word is from the topic “Hands and objects” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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