偷袭 (偷襲)
tōu xí
Pinyin
Definition
偷袭 (偷襲)
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- to mount a sneak attack
- to raid
Character Decomposition
Idioms (11)
偷天换日
- 1 to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
- 2 skulduggery
- 3 to hoodwink people
- 4 to cheat sb audaciously
偷工减料
- 1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
- 2 jerry-building
- 3 sloppy work
偷梁换柱
- 1 lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
- 2 to replace the original with a fake
- 3 to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)
偷鸡不成蚀把米
- 1 lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
- 2 fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
- 3 to go for wool and come back shorn
偷鸡摸狗
- 1 to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
- 2 to pilfer
- 3 to dally with women
- 4 to have affairs
Sample Sentences
看来蓝方已经揣摩出我们想要偷袭他们的补给线,然后派出坦克来进行骚扰。
It looks like Blue has already figured out that we want to make a raid on their supply line, and so then they sent out tanks to carry out harrassment.