袭击

袭击 xíjī

Attack (surprise attack)

袭击 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體襲擊 xiji

What 袭击 means

Attack (surprise attack)

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袭击 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

袭

xí

Surprise attack (a raid - follow the pattern of)

击

jī

Hit (strike)

Words that share a character with 袭击

How to write 袭击

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袭击 in a sentence

暴风雨袭击了沿海城市。

Bàofēngyǔ xíjī le yánhǎi chéngshì.

The storm struck the coastal cities.

他们遭到了突然袭击。

Tāmen zāodào le tūrán xíjī.

They came under sudden attack.

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Questions about 袭击

What does 袭击 mean in English?

袭击 is pronounced xíjī and means Attack (surprise attack).

How do you pronounce 袭击?

袭击 is xíjī in pinyin — written xiji without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 袭击?

袭击 is written with 2 characters: 袭 (xí) Surprise attack (a raid - follow the pattern of), 击 (jī) Hit (strike). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 袭击 written in traditional Chinese?

襲擊. The simplified form 袭击 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 襲擊 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced xíjī.

Is 袭击 an HSK word?

Yes — 袭击 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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