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拦劫

lán jié

2-character word Traditional 攔劫

What 拦劫 means

1. to mug
2. to intercept and rob

The characters in 拦劫

• 拦lánto block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)
• 劫jiéto rob; to plunder; to seize by force

Sounds the same

Read lán jié, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 拦截to intercept

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