突袭 (突襲)
tū xí
Pinyin

Definition

突袭 (突襲)
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tū xí
  1. surprise attack

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

突然
tū rán
  1. 1 sudden
  2. 2 abrupt
  3. 3 unexpected
突出
tū chū
  1. 1 prominent
  2. 2 outstanding
  3. 3 to give prominence to
  4. 4 to protrude
  5. 5 to project
突击
tū jī
  1. 1 sudden and violent attack
  2. 2 assault
  3. 3 fig. rushed job
  4. 4 concentrated effort to finish a job quickly
突然间
tū rán jiān
  1. 1 suddenly
突破
tū pò
  1. 1 to break through
  2. 2 to make a breakthrough
  3. 3 to surmount or break the back of (a task etc)
  4. 4 (of ball sports) to break through a defense

Idioms (5)

曲突徙薪
qū tū xǐ xīn
  1. 1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take preventive measures
狼奔豕突
láng bēn shǐ tū
  1. 1 the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom); crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts
异军突起
yì jūn tū qǐ
  1. 1 to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)
相向突击
xiāng xiàng tū jī
  1. 1 sudden attack from the opposite direction (idiom)
突发奇想
tū fā qí xiǎng
  1. 1 suddenly have a thought (idiom)
  2. 2 suddenly be inspired to do something

Sample Sentences

没有没有。就是审计我们公司的财务状况。哎，谁也没猜到他们这两天搞突袭，我手上还有好几份报表要赶呢，忙死了。
méiyǒu méiyǒu 。jiùshì shěnjì wǒmen gōngsī de cáiwù zhuàngkuàng 。āi ，shéi yě méi cāidào tāmen zhèliǎngtiān gǎo tūxí ，wǒ shǒushang háiyǒu hǎo jǐ fèn bàobiǎo yào gǎn ne ，máng sǐ le 。
No, no, no. They're auditing our company's financial situation. Argh, nobody could have guessed they were going to surprise attack us these last few days. I've still got a lot of forms I need to catch up on. I'm super busy.
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