突击

tū jī

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. sudden and violent attack
2. assault
3. fig. rushed job
4. concentrated effort to finish a job quickly

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 防御 fáng yù 防御 fáng yù defense Defense versus sudden attack.: defense

Register variants

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• 突袭 tū xí 突袭 tū xí to raid; to storm 突袭 is more common in spoken and news for surprise attacks.: to raid; to storm

Related words

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• 冲刺 chōng cì 冲刺 chōng cì (sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash A rushed effort at the end of a task.: (sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash

Synonyms

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• 攻击 gōng jī 攻击 gōng jī to attack In military or physical attack contexts.: to attack

Usage notes

Collocations

Common in phrases like 突击检查 (surprise inspection) and 突击队 (assault team). Not used alone as a verb; usually takes an object.

Common mistakes

Don't confuse 突击 (sudden attack/rushed effort) with 突破 (breakthrough). 突击 is about sudden action, not achieving a breakthrough.

Example Sentences

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他们深夜 突击 了敌人的基地。

They launched a sudden attack on the enemy base late at night.

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Words Containing 突击

• 相向突击 相向突击 xiāng xiàng tū jī: sudden attack from the opposite direction (idiom)
• 神风突击队 神风突击队 shén fēng tū jī duì: kamikaze unit (Japanese corps of suicide pilots in World War II)
• 突击检查 突击检查 tū jī jiǎn chá: sudden unannounced investigation
• 突击步枪 突击步枪 tū jī bù qiāng: assault rifle
• 突击队 突击队 tū jī duì: commando unit
• 突击队员 突击队员 tū jī duì yuán: commando

Child Words of 突击

• 击 击 jī: to hit
• 突 突 tū: to dash