cuàn
  1. to seize
  2. to usurp

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to hunt
  2. (literary, or in compounds) to distort; to misrepresent
  3. (literary, or in compounds) to seize; to usurp
  4. a surname, Cuan
  5. to distort; to misrepresent
  6. to hunt
  7. to seize; to usurp

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  1. 奪取
  2. 不正當手段奪取君位權力地位
  3. 獵取

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duó
  1. to seize
  2. to take away forcibly
  3. to wrest control of
  4. to compete or strive for
  5. to force one's way through
  6. to leave out
  7. to lose
最後,他的病奪去了他走路的能力,想去哪兒也要用電動輪椅來代步。

In the end, because of the disease, he became unable to walk and had to use a motorized wheelchair to get around.

Source: Tatoeba

奪取 duó
  1. to seize
  2. to capture
  3. to wrest control of
奪魁 duókuí
  1. to seize
  2. to win
抓取 zhuā to seize
抓捕 zhuā
  1. to seize
  2. to capture
zuó
  1. to seize
  2. Taiwan pr.
jiū
  1. to seize
  2. to clutch
  3. to grab firmly and pull
qiān
  1. to seize
  2. to pull
  3. to hold up the hem of clothes
搶佔 qiǎngzhàn to seize (the strategic high ground)
攘奪 rǎngduó to seize
jué
  1. to seize
  2. to snatch
  3. to grab
攫取 jué
  1. to seize
  2. to capture
  3. to grab
攫奪 juéduó
  1. to seize
  2. to pillage
  3. to plunder
查扣 chákòu
  1. to seize
  2. to confiscate
  1. to seize
  2. to arrest
  3. Taiwan pr.
緝捕
  1. to seize
  2. to apprehend
  3. an arrest
把握
  1. to grasp (also fig.)
  2. to seize
  3. to hold
  4. assurance
  5. certainty
  6. sure (of the outcome)
好好把握這個機會。

Make good use of this opportunity.

Source: Tatoeba

  1. to hold
  2. to seize
  3. to catch
  4. to apprehend
  5. to take
  6. (used in the same way as : to mark the following noun as a direct object)
拿我的。

Take mine.

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捉捕 zhuō
  1. to arrest
  2. to seize
  3. to capture
收繳 shōujiǎo
  1. to recover (illegally obtained property)
  2. to seize
  3. to capture
  4. to force sb to hand over sth
  5. to levy
查封 cháfēng
  1. to sequester
  2. to seize (assets)
  3. to seal up
  4. to close down
盤踞 pán
  1. to occupy illegally
  2. to seize (territory)
  3. to entrench (oneself)
篡奪 cuànduó
  1. to usurp
  2. to seize
随着无继承人的国王的发疯和王室家族的中毒,将军终于有机会篡夺王位。

With the heirless king going crazy and royal family poisoned, the general of the army finally had his chance to usurp the throne.

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篡竊 cuànqiè
  1. to usurp
  2. to seize
緝拿
  1. to arrest
  2. to seize
繳獲 jiǎohuò
  1. to capture
  2. to seize
霸佔 zhàn
  1. to occupy by force
  2. to seize
  3. to dominate
Mary霸占了她的包包并且离开了。

Mary grabbed her purse and left.

Source: Tatoeba

奪得 duó
  1. to take (after a struggle)
  2. to wrest
  3. to seize
  4. to capture
  5. to win (a trophy)
在一九五八年,巴西首次奪得了世界盃的冠軍。

In 1958, Brazil won its first World Cup victory.

Source: Tatoeba

拿下 xià
  1. to arrest
  2. to capture
  3. to seize
  4. to win (a set, a game etc)
他從架子上拿下書。

He got down the book from the shelf.

Source: Tatoeba

掌握 zhǎng
  1. to grasp (often fig.)
  2. to control
  3. to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny)
  4. to master
  5. to know well
  6. to understand sth well and know how to use it
  7. fluency
掌握一门外语很难。

Mastering a foreign language is difficult.

Source: Tatoeba

  1. to fight
  2. to combat
  3. to seize
  4. (of heart) to beat
擒獲 qínhuò
  1. to apprehend
  2. to capture
  3. to seize
  1. according to
  2. to act in accordance with
  3. to depend on
  4. to seize
  5. to occupy
这是个据药。

This medicine has a strong effect.

Source: Tatoeba

  1. to pull up
  2. to pull out
  3. to draw out by suction
  4. to select
  5. to pick
  6. to stand out (above level)
  7. to surpass
  8. to seize
你拔插頭了嗎?

Did you pull the plug out?

Have you pulled the plug out?

Source: Tatoeba

僭越 jiànyuè
  1. to usurp
  2. to overstep one's authority
攘竊 rǎngqiè
  1. to usurp
  2. to steal
竊據 qiè
  1. to usurp
  2. to claim unjustly
  3. to expropriate
jiàn
  1. to overstep one's authority
  2. to usurp
shàn
  1. without authority
  2. to usurp
  3. to arrogate to oneself
  4. to monopolize
  5. expert in
  6. to be good at
他不擅於記名字。

He has a hard time remembering names.

He has trouble remembering names.

He's not good at remembering names.

Source: Tatoeba

  1. hegemon
  2. tyrant
  3. lord
  4. feudal chief
  5. to rule by force
  6. to usurp
  7. (in modern advertising) master