# 掠夺 (lüèduó)

In Mandarin Chinese, 掠夺 (lüèduó) means “to plunder; to rob”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to plunder; to rob
- Pinyin: lüèduó (lve4 duo2)
- Traditional: 掠奪
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 侵略者残酷地掠夺了当地的资源。
  Qīnlüèzhě cánkù de lüèduóle dāngdì de zīyuán.
  The invaders ruthlessly plundered the local resources.

## Characters

- 掠 (lüè): to take over by force; to rob
- [夺](https://hanziro.com/word/duo-seize/) (duó): to seize; to take by force

https://hanziro.com/word/lve-duo-plunder/

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