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

HSK 3

他从背后偷袭了对手。

Tā cóng bèihòu tōuxí le duìshǒu.

He ambushed his opponent from behind.

HSK 4

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.

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

偷 tōu

袭 xí