诱敌 (yòu dí) — to lure the enemy (into a trap or disadvantageo…

Definition

A military term meaning to lure the enemy into a trap or a weaker position. It is a separable verb (离合词) — split as 诱一次敌 in the examples.

verb

to lure the enemy (into a trap or disadvantageous position)

诱敌，。
Tā men yòng jiǎ qíng bào yòu dí, ràng dí jūn bào lù le wèi zhì.
They lured the enemy with false intelligence, exposing the enemy's position.
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Zhǐ huī guān qīn zì yòu le yí cì dí, chéng gōng jiāng duì fāng yǐn rù bāo wéi quān.
The commander personally lured the enemy once, successfully leading them into the encirclement.
，诱敌。
Zhèng miàn gōng jī tài mào xiǎn, bù rú xiān yòu dí zài chū jī.
A frontal attack is too risky; better to lure the enemy first and then strike.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

诱 means 'to lure' and 敌 means 'enemy', so the whole is 'to lure the enemy'.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 誘; 诱 is its simplified writing.

言秀誘

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánword, language

Sound part声符shēngfú

秀

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 誘 pairs 言 (word, language) with 秀, which supplies the sound.

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 敵; 敌 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攴攴pūto tap; to hit

Sound part声符shēngfú

啻

啻chì敵dí

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 敵 pairs 啻 as a sound part with 攴, a part for tapping or hitting.