pū​jī

to pounce on

  • created sense approved 扑击/撲擊 · pū​jī · to pounce on — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扑击 / 撲擊

    pū​jī

    to pounce on

    to pounce on, fall on, or set on someone; to hit or strike an enemy in an attack

    pū​jí

    扑 (literal) → 扑/撲 · pū · to throw oneself at 击 (literal) → 击/擊 · jī · to attack

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  • created sense approved 扑击/撲擊 · pū​jī · to beat against — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扑击 / 撲擊

    pū​jī

    to beat against

    to lap or beat against something, such as waves hitting a shore

    pū​jí

    扑 (literal) → 扑/撲 · pū · to beat 击 (literal) → 击/擊 · jī · to strike

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

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