Definition
侧击 has two distinct senses: a literal military meaning ('to make a flank attack') and a figurative meaning ('to make oblique remarks or imply indirectly'). The figurative sense is more common in daily conversation — you can use it when someone makes a pointed comment without stating it directly, like 他说话喜欢侧击 ('he likes to make indirect jabs').
v.
to make a flank attackto make oblique remarksto imply indirectly
Examples
- 侧击。Wǒ jūn cóng cèyì cè dírén.Our army flanked the enemy from the side.
- 侧击。Tā shuōhuà chángcháng xǐhuan cè biérén.He often likes to make oblique remarks at others.
- 侧击，。Nǐ búyào cè, yǒu huà zhí shuō.Don't make indirect remarks; just say what you want.
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