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劫 is a phonosemantic compound: 力 ('strength') on the right conveys the use of physical force, and 去 on the left provides the pronunciation. Originally written as 刦 (with 刀 'knife' as the semantic component), the modern simplified form 劫 uses 力 instead. Its primary meaning is to rob or plunder through violence. In Buddhist terminology, it translates kalpa, signifying an unimaginably long period of cosmic destruction and inevitable suffering.
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强盗抢劫了银行。
他在新闻里看到了银行被劫的消息。
那架飞机遭到了歹徒的劫持。
这场浩劫夺走了许多人的生命。
他在人生最低谷时，感觉像在渡劫。
经过这场劫难，幸存者们更加珍惜生活。
历史上的那个黑暗时期，堪称一场文化浩劫。
犯罪分子精心策划了这次抢劫，但最终未能得逞。
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