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突袭

tū xí

2-character word Traditional 突襲

What 突袭 means

1. to raid; to storm
2. surprise attack

The characters in 突袭

• 突tūto dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge
• 袭xí(bound form) to raid; to attack; (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate…

Example sentences

• 被突袭后宣告战争是可以预想的，但用炸弹屠杀万人以上的平民却是前所未闻的。
  Declaring war after a surprise attack is to be expected, but killing over ten thousand non-combatants with a bomb is something unheard of.