HSK 7–9 · verb

劫

jié

to rob; to plunder; disaster; calamity

那伙人劫了一辆运货的车。

Nà huǒ rén jiéle yí liàng yùn huò de chē。

That gang robbed a delivery truck.

那场大火是一场浩劫。

Nà chǎng dà huǒ shì yì chǎng hàojié。

That big fire was a catastrophe.

警察很快救出了被劫持的人。

Jǐngchá hěn kuài jiù chūle bèi jiéchí de rén。

The police quickly rescued the kidnapped person.

警察说那个人在银行附近抢劫。

Jǐngchá shuō nàge rén zài yínháng fùjìn qiǎngjié。

The police said that man robbed someone near the bank.