yǎn​xí

to launch a surprise attack

  • created sense approved 掩袭/掩襲 · yǎn​xí · to launch a surprise attack — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    掩袭 / 掩襲

    yǎn​xí

    to launch a surprise attack

    to attack by surprise; to catch the enemy off guard

    掩 (literal) → 掩 · yǎn · to ambush 袭 (literal) → 袭/襲 · xí · to attack

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 掩袭/掩襲 · yǎn​xí · to sweep through — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    掩袭 / 掩襲

    yǎn​xí

    to sweep through

    (literary) to sweep through or take over completely, such as an ideology or trend prevailing over a whole country

    掩 (literal) → 掩 · yǎn · to ambush 袭 (literal) → 袭/襲 · xí · to attack

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense