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偷袭

Word · VerbTraditional偷襲

sneak attack; surprise raid

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to launch a sneak attack; to attack by surprise; to raid

neutral

Commonly used in military contexts and gaming. Implies taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness.

Dí敌
jūn军
chèn趁
yè夜
tōu偷
xí袭
le了
wǒ我
men们
de的
yíng营
dì地
 。

The enemy forces launched a sneak attack on our camp at night.

Zài在
yóu游
xì戏
zhōng中
 ,
tā他
zuì最
xǐ喜
huan欢
tōu偷
xí袭
duì对
shǒu手
 。

In the game, he loves to sneak attack his opponents the most.

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Zhè这
cì次
tōu偷
xí袭
jì计
huà划
fēi非
cháng常
zhōu周
mì密
 ,
què确
bǎo保
wàn万
wú无
yī一
shī失
 。

The plan for this sneak attack was very thorough, ensuring nothing could go wrong.

Shì士
bīng兵
men们
chéng成
gōng功
tōu偷
xí袭
le了
dí敌
jūn军
de的
zhǐ指
huī挥
bù部
 。

The soldiers successfully raided the enemy's command center.