伏击

伏擊

fújī

verb #9,743

Meanings

1 to ambush
2 to lie in wait and attack

Characters

to crouch; to lie in ambush

to hit; to strike; to attack

Examples

敌军在山谷中遭到伏击。

Díjūn zài shāngǔ zhōng zāodào fújī.

The enemy forces were ambushed in the valley.

他们在路边设下了伏击。

Tāmen zài lùbiān shè xià le fújī.

They set up an ambush by the roadside.

警察伏击了毒贩的车队。

Jǐngchá fújī le dúfàn de chēduì.

The police ambushed the drug dealers' convoy.

Tips

memory

伏 (to crouch/hide) + 击 (to strike) — crouching in hiding, then striking. A perfect picture of an ambush.

Stroke Order

伏 fú

击 jī