击沉

擊沉

jīchén

verb #22,823

Meanings

1 to sink (a ship)
2 to send to the bottom

Characters

to strike; to hit; to attack

to sink; to submerge

Examples

敌方潜艇击沉了我们的一艘驱逐舰。

Dífāng qiántǐng jīchén le wǒmen de yī sōu qūzhújiàn.

An enemy submarine sank one of our destroyers.

那艘货船在风暴中被击沉。

Nà sōu huòchuán zài fēngbào zhōng bèi jīchén.

That cargo ship was sunk in the storm.

Stroke Order

击 jī

沉 chén