Definition
侵袭 means 'to invade or attack' and is used for enemy forces, diseases, weather phenomena, or other harmful things that strike suddenly. Unlike 偷袭 (a sneak attack by people), 侵袭 can also describe natural forces or illness. It often appears in formal or written Chinese.
v.
to invadeto attack (of enemy, disease, wind, etc.)
Examples
- 侵袭。Hánliú qīn xí le běifāng dìqū.A cold wave attacked the northern region.
- 侵袭。Zhè zhǒng bìngdú huì qīn xí rén de miǎnyì xìtǒng.This virus can attack the human immune system.
- ，侵袭。Shēnyè, dírén tōutōu qīn xí le cūnzhuāng.Late at night, the enemy secretly attacked the village.
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