奇袭

奇襲

qíxí

noun #24,366

Measure Word

一次奇袭 cì

Meanings

1 surprise attack
2 raid
3 sneak attack

Characters

strange; odd; unexpected

to attack; to raid; to inherit

Examples

敌军发动了一次成功的奇袭。

Díjūn fādòng le yī cì chénggōng de qíxí.

The enemy launched a successful surprise attack.

他们趁夜对据点实施奇袭。

Tāmen chèn yè duì jùdiǎn shíshī qíxí.

They carried out a surprise raid on the stronghold under cover of night.

Tips

memory

奇 (qí) = strange/unexpected + 袭 (xí) = to attack — an attack so strange (unexpected) the enemy never sees it coming.

Stroke Order

奇 qí

袭 xí