Chinese word

反击

Pronunciation

Pinyinfǎn jī

Meaning

  • verbfight back

Example

他决定反击对方的指责。tā jué dìng fǎn jī duì fāng de zhǐ zé

He decided to fight back against the other person's accusations.

Illustration for 反击 (fight back)

More examples

军队迅速反击敌方的进攻，夺回了失地。jūn duì xùn sù fǎn jī dí fāng de jìn gōng duó huí le shī dì

The army quickly fought back against the enemy's attack and retook the lost territory.

Core concept

A forceful response that turns an attack back toward its source.

Common phrases

  • 迅速反击xùn sù fǎn jī

    quickly fight back

  • 反击对手的进攻fǎn jī duì shǒu de jìn gōng

    fight back against an opponent's attack

Similar words

回击huí jī: To answer an attack or hostile remark with a direct attack of one's own.
反驳fǎn bó: To refute a claim or criticism by using reasons or facts.
回应huí yìng: To reply or react to another person's words or actions.
报复bào fù: To deliberately harm someone in return for harm or loss caused.

Definition in Chinese

以抵抗或还击的方式回应对方的攻击或侮辱。yǐ dǐ kàng huò huán jī de fāng shì huí yìng duì fāng de gōng jī huò wú rǔ

Word origin

反 (fǎn, "against") + 击 (jī, "strike") forms 反击 (fǎnjī, "fight back"), whose parts point to answering a strike with a strike of its own.

Usage tips

  • The word can make a disagreement sound combative, so it is less neutral than language for simply expressing another view.

Other meanings

  • counterattacknoun
  • argue backverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 反击战fǎn jī zhàncounteroffensivenoun

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