侵
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qīn · to invade, to encroach upon, to raid

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9Total strokes

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 侵

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qīnWords pronounced qīn
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Example sentences

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Tā qīn fàn le tā de yǐn sī.他侵犯了她的隐私。

He intruded on her privacy.

Source: Tatoeba #1780725 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qīn lüè zhě zhù dìng yào bèi dǎ bài.侵略者注定要被打败。

The aggressors are bound to be defeated.

Source: Tatoeba #1577183 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yào zhǎo chū rù qīn wǒ men xì tǒng de hēi kè, wǒ xiāng xìn bú huì tài nán.要找出入侵我们系统的黑客,我相信不会太难。

I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to find out who hacked into our system.

Source: Tatoeba #1891339 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de fáng jiàn shì bù kě qīn fàn de bì nán suǒ.我的房間是不可侵犯的避難所。

My room is an inviolable refuge.

Source: Tatoeba #788827 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yào qīn fàn tā de yǐn sī.不要侵犯她的隐私。

Don't intrude on her privacy.

Source: Tatoeba #1780724 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhù yì bú yào qīn fàn tā de yǐn sī.注意不要侵犯她的隱私。

Take care not to intrude upon her privacy.

Source: Tatoeba #842448 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 侵 in context

  1. Say qīn, then recall the core meaning: to invade, to encroach upon, to raid.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 侵犯 (qīn fàn), meaning “to infringe on”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 侵 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.