No. 6,456 in Chinese
搶劫
"搶劫" means "robbery" or "to rob."
In a sentence
昨晚那家银行遭遇了一场激烈的搶劫。
Last night, that bank experienced a fierce robbery.
Here, '搶劫' is used as a noun referring to the act or instance of robbery.
警方正努力调查最近发生的连环搶劫事件。
The police are working hard to investigate the recent series of robberies.
In this sentence, '搶劫' is used as a noun to describe multiple related robbery instances.
歹徒试图搶劫我朋友的手表,但未成功。
The culprit attempted to rob my friend's watch but was unsuccessful.
Here, '搶劫' is used as a verb to describe the action of robbing someone.
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