invade and attack; assail
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to invade and attack; to make a hostile incursion
Typically used in military, security, or territorial contexts to describe aggressive intrusion.
Dí敌
jī机
pín频
pín频
qīn侵
xí袭
wǒ我
biān边
jìng境
lǐng领
kōng空
。
Enemy aircraft frequently intrude into and attack our border airspace.
Hǎi海
dào盗
shí时
cháng常
qīn侵
xí袭
guò过
wǎng往
de的
shāng商
chuán船
。
Pirates often raid passing merchant ships.
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Zhè这
gè个
bù部
luò落
céng曾
duō多
cì次
bèi被
wài外
dí敌
qīn侵
xí袭
。
This tribe has been invaded and attacked by foreign enemies many times.
verb
to assail; to afflict; to be hit by (of natural forces or negative things)
Used metaphorically for natural disasters, diseases, or negative influences that hit an area or person forcefully. Often appears with ◇ in dictionaries to indicate extended usage.
Yán沿
hǎi海
yī一
dài带
cháng常
zāo遭
tái台
fēng风
qīn侵
xí袭
。
Coastal areas are often assailed by typhoons.
Yī一
chǎng场
liú流
gǎn感
zhèng正
zài在
qīn侵
xí袭
zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
。
A flu outbreak is assailing this city.
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Jīng经
jì济
wēi危
jī机
yán严
zhòng重
qīn侵
xí袭
le了
dāng当
dì地
de的
chǎn产
yè业
。
The economic crisis severely afflicted local industries.