capture by raid; adopt from predecessors
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to capture by surprise attack; to seize by raid
Primarily used in military contexts to describe surprise attacks on enemy positions or supplies.
Wǒ我
jūn军
chéng乘
yè夜
xí袭
qǔ取
le了
dí敌
rén人
de的
yíng营
dì地
。
Our army captured the enemy camp by night raid.
Zhè这
zhī支
xiǎo小
duì队
chéng成
gōng功
xí袭
qǔ取
le了
dí敌
jūn军
de的
dàn弹
yào药
kù库
。
This squad successfully raided and seized the enemy's ammunition depot.
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Tā他
men们
jì计
huà划
xí袭
qǔ取
chéng城
bǎo堡
，
dàn但
xíng行
dòng动
shī失
bài败
le了
。
They planned to take the castle by surprise attack, but the operation failed.
verb
to adopt (from predecessors); to take up (a story or theme)
literaryUsed in literary or cultural contexts to describe adopting stories, themes, or methods from earlier works or traditions.
Hòu后
rén人
xí袭
qǔ取
zhè这
gè个
gù故
shi事
，
xiě写
chéng成
le了
xì戏
。
Later generations adapted this story and wrote it into a play.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
xí袭
qǔ取
le了
gǔ古
dài代
shén神
huà话
de的
qíng情
jié节
。
This novel adopted its plot from ancient mythology.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
chuàng创
zuò作
shǒu手
fǎ法
xí袭
qǔ取
le了
chuán传
tǒng统
xì戏
qǔ曲
de的
yuán元
sù素
。
This creative technique borrowed elements from traditional opera.