The word 强盗 is formed by combining two distinct ideas into a single, powerful concept. The first character, 强, conveys "strong", "forceful", or "by force". The second, 盗, means "thief" or "robber". Together, they don't simply describe a "strong thief", but rather fuse to create the specific concept of a robber, someone who takes what they want not through stealth, but primarily through overt violence, intimidation, and overwhelming force. It’s a semantic merger where "forceful dominance" meets "theft" to define a particular kind of criminal actor.