cuànfàn

窜犯

Word · VerbTraditional竄犯

raid; intrude (of small enemy groups)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to raid; to intrude; to make an incursion (said of small groups of bandits or enemy troops)

formal

Formal term typically used in military or news contexts to describe small-scale, often guerrilla-style attacks or incursions by bandits or enemy forces. Distinct from large-scale invasion (入侵).

Dí敌
jūn军
cuàn窜
fàn犯
biān边
jìng境
dì地
qū区
 。

Enemy troops raided the border region.

Xiǎo小
gǔ股
fěi匪
tú徒
jīng经
cháng常
cuàn窜
fàn犯
zhè这
gè个
shān山
cūn村
 。

Small groups of bandits often raid this mountain village.

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Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
yán严
fáng防
kǒng恐
bù怖
fèn分
zǐ子
cuàn窜
fàn犯
 。

We must strictly guard against terrorist incursions.