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侵袭

qīn xí

2-character word Traditional 侵襲

What 侵袭 means

1. to invade
2. to assail
3. onslaught

The characters in 侵袭

• 侵qīnto invade; to encroach; to infringe
• 袭xí(bound form) to raid; to attack; (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate…

Example sentences

• 一股寒流侵袭了欧洲。
  Yī gǔ hánliú qīnxí le ōuzhōu.
  A cold snap spread across Europe.
• 我们视健康为理所当然, 直到疾病侵袭。
  Wǒmen shì jiànkāng wèi lǐsuǒdāngrán, zhídào jíbìng qīnxí.
  We take health for granted until illness intervenes.