还击

還擊

huánjī

verb #8,812

Meanings

1 to fight back; to strike back
2 to counterattack; to retaliate

Characters

to return; to give back

to strike; to hit; to attack

Return + strike — to strike back after being attacked.

Examples

他决定还击。

Tā juédìng huánjī.

He decided to fight back.

面对攻击，我们必须进行还击。

Miànduì gōngjī, wǒmen bìxū jìnxíng huánjī.

Facing the attack, we must counterattack.

她用事实还击了那些谣言。

Tā yòng shìshí huánjī le nàxiē yáoyán.

She fought back against the rumors with facts.

Tips

usage

还击 can be physical (military counterattack) or figurative (responding to criticism). Note that 还 is pronounced 'huán' here (to return), not 'hái' (still). Compare: 反击 (fǎnjī) is a close synonym meaning counterattack.

Stroke Order

还 hái

击 jī