attack from two or more sides; pincer attack
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to attack from two or more sides simultaneously; to pincer-attack
formalOriginally a military term, now also used metaphorically in competitive contexts like sports or business.
Wǒ我
jūn军
cǎi采
qǔ取
liǎng两
miàn面
jiā夹
jī击
de的
zhàn战
shù术
，
xùn迅
sù速
jī击
kuì溃
le了
dí敌
rén人
。
Our army employed a two-pronged pincer attack tactic and quickly defeated the enemy.
Zài在
lán篮
qiú球
sài赛
zhōng中
，
liǎng两
míng名
fáng防
shǒu守
duì队
yuán员
jiā夹
jī击
duì对
fāng方
de的
chí持
qiú球
duì队
yuán员
。
In the basketball game, two defenders double-teamed the opposing ball handler.
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Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
miàn面
lín临
lái来
zì自
guó国
nèi内
hé和
guó国
wài外
jìng竞
zhēng争
duì对
shǒu手
de的
jiā夹
jī击
。
This company faces attacks from both domestic and international competitors.