Pinyin: jié English Definition: to rob; to plunder; to seize by force; to coerce; calamity; abbr. for 劫波 , from Sanskrit कल्प (kalpa) Chinese Definition: ①强取，掠夺：劫掠。洗劫。劫道。劫富济贫。 ②威逼，胁制：劫持(要挟，挟持)。劫制。 ③灾难：劫数(佛教指注定的灾难)。劫难(nàn)。浩劫(大灾难)。遭劫。劫后余生。
I heard the Sergeant on the radio. He said some armed robbers snatched the official vehicle of a Commissioner and that they needed to make a quick arrest.
As the Arab Spring turns into the Arab Summer, North Korea may find it has dodged a bullet, but stemming the cross-border flow of information may grow increasingly difficult over the long term.
