Definition
掳 is a bound form (语素) that cannot stand alone as a word; it appears in formal or literary compounds meaning 'to capture, to take prisoner (by force)'. Common collocations include 掳掠 (to plunder, to loot), 掳走 (to kidnap, to carry off), and 掳人 (to abduct). You will encounter it in historical narratives, news reports about wartime or violent crimes, and legal texts.
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(bound form) to capture (by force)to take prisoner
Examples
- 掳。Qiángdào lǔ zǒu le cūn lǐ de fùnǚ hé cáiwù.The bandits carried off the women and valuables from the village.
- ，。Gǔdài zhànzhēng zhōng, zhànshèng fāng jīngcháng lǔ lüè zhànbài fāng de tǔdì hé rénkǒu.In ancient warfare, the victorious side often plundered the land and population of the defeated.
- 掳。Zhè qǐ lǔ rén àn yǐnqǐ le shèhuì guǎngfàn guānzhù.This kidnapping case attracted widespread social attention.
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