HSK · Level 67
75 words
Chinese word
袭击
Pronunciation
Pinyinxí jī
Meaning
- verbattack
Example
他在路上被袭击了。tā zài lù shàng bèi xí jī le
He was attacked on the way.
More examples
恐怖分子在夜间袭击了市场。kǒng bù fèn zi zài yè jiān xí jī le shì chǎng
The terrorists attacked the market at night.
Core concept
An unexpected blow directed at a person or place, often arriving before the target can respond.
Common phrases
袭击敌人xí jī dí rén
attack the enemy
突然袭击敌人tū rán xí jī dí rén
suddenly attack the enemy
夜间袭击目标yè jiān xí jī mù biāo
attack the target at night
Similar words
攻击gōng jī: Attack someone or something in order to cause harm or damage.
进攻jìn gōng: Advance toward an opponent and begin an attack.
Definition in Chinese
对某人或某处突然发起的攻击性行动，通常含有暴力或破坏成分，侧重突发性。duì mǒu rén huò mǒu chù tū rán fā qǐ de gōng jī xìng xíng dòng tōng cháng hán yǒu bào lì huò pò huài chéng fèn cè zhòng tū fā xìng
Word origin
The compound 袭击 (xíjī, "attack") combines the surprise-attack sense of 袭 (xí, "attack by surprise") with 击 (jī, "strike"), making sudden force central to the word.
Usage tips
- News and personal accounts often use 被 (bèi, "be affected by") with this verb when the victim matters more than the attacker, and the attacker may remain unnamed.
Other meanings
- ambushnoun
- raidnoun
Opposites
- 防守fáng shǒudefendverb
- 反击fǎn jīfight backverb
Related words
- 袭击者xí jī zhěattackernoun
- 袭击事件xí jī shì jiànattack incidentnoun