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Meaning of 乘火打劫

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乘 chéng 火 huǒ 打 dǎ 劫 jié
to take advantage of sb's misfortune; to loot
Example Sentences
1
据报道有人乘火打劫还有人打劫银行
。
There are reports of looting and bank robberies .
2
防止乘火打劫
,
在火警现场做好警戒工作
。
Security officers at the fire scene control the fire scene to prevent theft.
3
除了由各大医院搬来的几个普通病人
,
其余大都是中流弹的苦力与被捕时受伤的乘火打劫者
。
Apart from a few patients from the main hospitals, the rest were either coolies who had been caught in the crossfire , or looters who had been injured during arrest.