wage guerrilla warfare; harass
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Meanings
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to wage guerrilla warfare; to carry out dispersed, unpredictable hit-and-run attacks against the enemy
Primarily used in military, historical, and political contexts to describe irregular warfare tactics involving small, mobile units.
Tā他
men们
zài在
shān山
lǐ里
yóu游
jī击
dí敌
rén人
，
dǎ打
de得
dí敌
rén人
cuò措
shǒu手
bù不
jí及
。
They waged guerrilla warfare against the enemy in the mountains, catching them off guard.
Kàng抗
rì日
zhàn战
zhēng争
shí时
qí期
，
mín民
bīng兵
men们
cháng常
cháng常
yóu游
jī击
dí敌
rén人
de的
yùn运
shū输
duì队
。
During the Anti-Japanese War, militiamen frequently harassed enemy convoys.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
líng灵
huó活
de的
yóu游
jī击
zhàn战
shù术
ràng让
dí敌
rén人
fáng防
bù不
shèng胜
fáng防
。
This flexible guerrilla tactic made it impossible for the enemy to defend effectively.