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侵入

Word · Verb

to invade; to intrude into

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Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to invade (territory); to intrude by force

formal

Often used in military or political contexts to describe an army crossing a border without permission.

Dí敌
jūn军
zài在
shēn深
yè夜
qīn侵
rù入
le了
biān边
jìng境
 。

The enemy troops invaded the border in the dead of night.

Lì历
shǐ史
shang上
 ,
zhè这
ge个
guó国
jiā家
céng曾
duō多
cì次
zāo遭
dào到
lín邻
guó国
qīn侵
rù入
 。

Historically, this country has been invaded by its neighbors multiple times.

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Zhè这
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
wǔ武
zhuāng装
qīn侵
rù入
xíng行
wéi为
 。

This is an act of armed invasion.

2.

verb

to intrude (into); to penetrate; to enter (harmfully)

neutral

Used more broadly for non-military intrusions, such as cold air, viruses, computer malware, or unwelcome influences entering a space or system.

Yóu由
yú于
lěng冷
kōng空
qì气
qīn侵
rù入
 ,
qì气
wēn温
jí急
jù剧
xià下
jiàng降
 。

Due to the intrusion of cold air, the temperature dropped sharply.

Diàn电
nǎo脑
bèi被
bìng病
dú毒
qīn侵
rù入
hòu后
 ,
xì系
tǒng统
bēng崩
kuì溃
le了
 。

After the computer was infected by a virus, the system crashed.

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Wài外
lái来
wén文
huà化
zhèng正
zài在
zhú逐
jiàn渐
qīn侵
rù入
chuán传
tǒng统
shēng生
huó活
fāng方
shì式
 。

Foreign cultures are gradually intruding into traditional ways of life.

Yǐn隐
sī私
bèi被
tā他
rén人
qīn侵
rù入
de的
gǎn感
jué觉
hěn很
zāo糟
gāo糕
 。

The feeling of having one's privacy invaded is terrible.