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Grab in Chinese

to grab · HSK 5

抢 qiǎng

他的包在路上被人抢了。 His bag was snatched on the street.

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How do you say grab in Chinese?

Grab in Chinese is 抢 (qiǎng). You can also say 抓 (zhuā).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

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