劫 (jié) - to rob, plunder & to coerce
劫 · jié
to rob, plunder;
to coerce;
calamity, disaster;
a kalpa (Buddhist concept of cosmic cycle)
to rob, plunderto coercecalamity, disaster
Usage highlights
robberyhijackingdisaster, calamityto plunderbanditescape disaster
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The bank was robbed (抢劫).
- They hijacked the plane (劫机).
- This is a national calamity (国劫).
- Buddhism speaks of kalpas (劫) as cosmic cycles.
Collocations
- robbery(抢劫)
- hijacking(劫持)
- disaster, calamity(劫难)
- to plunder(劫掠)
- bandit(劫匪)
- escape disaster(逃劫)
Idioms
- Surviving a great calamity(劫后余生)
- In calamity and misfortune(在劫难逃)
- Rob the rich to help the poor(劫富济贫)
Cultural background
FAQ- In Buddhism, 'kalpa' refers to an immense period of time between the creation and recreation of a world.
- Historically used to describe banditry and plundering, reflecting social instability.
- In traditional Chinese cosmology, 'jie' represents unavoidable disasters or fateful encounters.