侧击

側擊

cèjī

verb #29,888

Meanings

1 to attack from the side
2 a flanking strike
3 to strike obliquely

Characters

side; lateral; to lean

to hit; to strike; to attack

Examples

敌军试图从侧面侧击我方阵地。

Díjūn shìtú cóng cèmiàn cèjī wǒ fāng zhèndì.

The enemy forces attempted to attack our positions from the flank.

他避开正面冲突，改用侧击策略。

Tā bìkāi zhèngmiàn chōngtū, gǎi yòng cèjī cèlüè.

He avoided a frontal confrontation and instead used a flanking strategy.

Tips

usage

侧击 appears in the idiom 旁敲侧击 (pángqiāo cèjī), meaning to approach a topic indirectly or make insinuations — literally 'to knock from the side and strike from the flank'.

Stroke Order

侧 cè

击 jī