掠夺 lüèduó to plunder
to plunder; to rob
How to remember 掠夺: 掠 to pillage + 夺 to rob = to plunder.
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How it is used
- To plunder, pillage, loot on a large scale - 掠夺资源 (lüèduó zīyuán) plunder resources.
- Formal and negative. Contrast 抢劫 (qiǎngjié, robbery of an individual): 掠夺 is large-scale looting by invaders or exploiters.