surprise attack; raid
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to attack by surprise; to launch a surprise assault
literaryOriginally a military term describing troops attacking while the enemy is unprepared. Now occasionally used metaphorically in literary contexts.
Dí敌
jūn军
chèn趁
yè夜
sè色
yǎn掩
shā杀
guò过
lái来
，
wǒ我
jūn军
cuò措
shǒu手
bù不
jí及
。
The enemy troops launched a surprise attack under the cover of darkness, catching our forces off guard.
Tā他
shuài率
lǐng领
qí骑
bīng兵
cóng从
cè侧
yì翼
yǎn掩
shā杀
，
yī一
jǔ举
jī击
kuì溃
le了
zhèn敌
阵
。
He led the cavalry in a surprise flanking attack, routing the enemy formation in one blow.
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Zhè这
zhī支
duì队
wu伍
shàn擅
cháng长
yǎn掩
shā杀
zhàn战
shù术
，
cháng常
cháng常
yǐ以
shǎo少
shèng胜
duō多
。
This unit excels at surprise raid tactics, often defeating larger forces with fewer troops.