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抢 is a phono-semantic compound: the hand radical 扌 signals a manual action, while 仓, a simplification of 倉, provides the sound. Its primary meaning is to take property by force, robbing or snatching, and by extension it describes rushing to obtain something ahead of others, as in scrambling for limited supplies or seizing an opportunity. An alternative pronunciation shifts the sense to bumping against objects, scraping surfaces, or moving in a contrary direction.
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不要抢我的东西。
孩子们在抢玩具。
他在街上抢了一个包。
超市里发生了抢购事件。
抢劫犯被警察逮捕了。
他抢在别人前面回答了问题。
为了抢时间，他选择了坐飞机。
在激烈的市场竞争中，企业必须抢得先机。
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