Definition
袭 is a bound form (b.f.) that cannot stand alone as an independent word — it always appears as part of compound words. It has three main sense clusters: (1) a surprise attack or raid (used in 袭击 'to attack by surprise', 偷袭 'sneak attack'); (2) following a pattern or inheriting a rank/title (as in 因袭 'to follow old practices', 世袭 'hereditary succession'); and (3) plagiarizing or copying (in 抄袭 'to plagiarize'). Knowing the compound helps determine which meaning is in play.
b.f.
to make a surprise attack onto raidto follow (a pattern)to inherit (a title or rank)to plagiarizeto copy
Examples
- 。Díjūn bànyè xí jī le wǒfāng yíngdì.The enemy raided our camp at midnight.
- ，。Zhè zhǒng juéwèi shì shì xí de, dàidài xiāngchuán.This title is hereditary, passed down from generation to generation.
- 。Zhè piān lùnwén wánquán shì chāo xí biérén de chéngguǒ.This paper is a complete copy of someone else's work.
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