击溃 (jīkuì): to defeat

Meanings

1 to defeat
2 to smash
3 to rout

Characters

击

to collapse; to be routed

Examples

我军击溃了敌人的主力部队。

Wǒ jūn jīkuì le dírén de zhǔlì bùduì.

Our army routed the enemy's main force.

他的心理防线被彻底击溃了。

Tā de xīnlǐ fángxiàn bèi chèdǐ jīkuì le.

His psychological defenses were completely shattered.

Tips

usage

击溃 implies a decisive, overwhelming defeat — not just winning. Often used in military contexts or metaphorically for psychological/emotional collapse.

Stroke Order

击 jī

溃 kuì

Related Words

击败 jībài #3,941

to defeat / to beat / to vanquish

击中 jīzhòng #3,322

to hit (a target) / to strike

击 jī #2,042

to hit; to strike / to attack

击球 jīqiú #5,764

to hit a ball / to bat / to strike (in sports)

狙击手 jūjīshǒu #5,268

sniper

击倒 jīdǎo #6,826

to knock down / to knock out / to strike down

击破 jīpò #21,336

to smash / to break through / to defeat / to debunk

反击 fǎnjī HSK 7 #5,234

to counterattack; to fight back / counterattack