Definition
抢滩 is a verb-object separable verb (离合词) that literally means 'to assault a beach' in military amphibious landings. In modern business contexts, it is used figuratively to mean 'to seize a market' or 'to make an aggressive entry'. As a separable verb, the object 滩 can be separated by aspect markers or modifiers, e.g., 抢了滩 (has assaulted the beach/seized the market).
v.o.
(military) to assault a beachto make an amphibious landing
Examples
- 抢滩。Wǒ jūn chénggōng qiāng.Our army successfully assaulted the beach.
- ，。Nà jiā gōngsī xiān qiǎng le tān, zhànjù le shìchǎng.That company seized the market first by making an aggressive entry.
- 抢滩。Tāmen shìtú qiāng Zhōngguó shìchǎng.They are trying to seize the Chinese market.
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