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

HSK 7-9

敌军试图从侧面侧击我方阵地。

Díjūn shìtú cóng cèmiàn cèjī wǒfāng zhèndì.

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

HSK 7-9

他避开正面冲突，改用侧击策略。

Tā bìkāi zhèngmiàn chōngtū, gǎiyòng 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, 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