轰击 (hōng jī) — to bombard (with artillery); to bombard (figuratively, with questions or criticism)
Definition
A formal/literary verb meaning 'to bombard' — used for both artillery attacks and figurative onslaughts of questions or criticism. Stronger and more written than 攻击 (gōngjī, the everyday 'to attack').
verb
to bombard (with artillery)to bombard (figuratively, with questions or criticism)
Examples
- 轰击。Dí rén hōng jī le wǒ men de zhèn dì.The enemy bombarded our position.
- 轰击。Jì zhě men yòng wèn tí hōng jī tā.The journalists bombarded him with questions.
- 轰击。Tā men yòng pī píng hōng jī tā.They bombarded him with criticism.
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