偷袭

偷襲

tōuxí

verb #10,327

Meanings

1 to mount a sneak attack
2 to raid
3 to ambush

Characters

to steal; secretly

to attack; to raid

Examples

敌人在夜里偷袭了我们的营地。

Dírén zài yèlǐ tōuxí le wǒmen de yíngdì.

The enemy raided our camp at night.

他从背后偷袭了对手。

Tā cóng bèihòu tōuxí le duìshǒu.

He ambushed his opponent from behind.

Tips

memory

偷 (steal) + 袭 (attack) = a stolen attack, i.e. a sneak attack.

Stroke Order

偷 tōu

袭 xí