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Character Decomposition
劫=去+力
Etymology
strength
Meanings
to rob
to plunder
to seize by force
to coerce
calamity
abbr. for kalpa 劫波 jié bō
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Words with 劫 175 total
to loot · to rob · to plunder · to ransack打劫dǎ jiékalpa (loanword) (Hinduism)劫波jié bōto kidnap · to hijack · to abduct · to hold under duress劫持jié chíto kidnap · to hijack劫道jié dàoto seize by force · to abduct劫夺jié duóto loot · to plunder劫掠jié lu:èto rob and kill劫杀jié shāpredestined fate (Buddhism)劫数jié shùto seize a camp · to surprise the enemy in bed劫营jié yíngto break into jail · to forcibly release prisoners劫狱jié yù
Idioms with 劫 19 total Chain
(lit.) to loot a burning house (idiom) · (fig.) to take advantage of sb's misfortune趁火打劫chèn huǒ dǎ jiéto break into a house for robbery (idiom)打家劫舍dǎ jiā jié shè(idiom) to rob the rich to help the poor劫富济贫jié fù jì pín(idiom) to be a survivor of a calamity劫后余生jié hòu yú shēngDestiny is inexorable, there is no fleeing it (idiom). Your doom is at hand.劫数难逃jié shù nán táo
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