夺取 duóqǔ to seize
to seize; to capture; to wrest control of
How to remember 夺取: 夺 to rob + 取 acquire = to seize.
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How it is used
- To seize / wrest by force: 夺取政权 (duóqǔ zhèngquán) to seize power, 夺取胜利 (duóqǔ shènglì) to win/clinch victory.
- Stronger and more forceful than 争取 (zhēngqǔ, to strive for); 夺取 implies taking from an opponent, often militarily or competitively.
- Written/dramatic register.