袭击

xí jī · HSK 7

attack

💥 袭 = to raid + 击 = to strike; a surprise strike that raids

袭 carries the sense of a sudden, covert move (also 'inherit/repeat a pattern'), and 击 means to hit or strike. Together they name a blow that lands before the target is ready — a raid or surprise attack.

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