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搏击 (bó jī) — to strike (in martial arts or combat); to engage in combat / spar

Definition

搏击 (bójī) refers specifically to combat sports and martial-arts striking — a more formal, athletic term than the everyday 打架 (fighting). Used in contexts like kickboxing, MMA, and training in a 搏击馆.

verb
to strike (in martial arts or combat)to engage in combat / spar

Examples

  • 搏击，。
    Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xué xí bó jī, xiàn zài shì yì míng zhí yè xuǎn shǒu.
    He has been learning combat sports since childhood; now he's a professional athlete.
  • 搏击，。
    Zì yóu bó jī bǐ sài fēi cháng jī liè, guān zhòng kàn dé hěn xīng fèn.
    The kickboxing match was very intense, and the audience was thrilled.
  • 搏击。
    Xīn kāi de bó jī guǎn xī yǐn le hěn duō nián qīng rén lái duàn liàn.
    The newly opened combat gym attracted many young people to train.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

搏bówrestle
击jīstrike

“搏” and “击” both convey striking or fighting, together meaning to spar or combat.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
尃
尃fū搏bó
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

搏 puts 手 (hand) beside 尃, which gives the sound; the hand part points to actions done with the hand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 擊; 击 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
毄
毄jī擊jī
Same sound today

The traditional form 擊 has 手 (hand) and 毄; 毄 gives the sound and also points to striking, while the simplified 击 is a later shorthand.

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