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to plagiarize
attack
an outfit of
to invade
raid
to follow old patterns
night attack
to make an air raid
sudden attack
to mount a sneak attack
to grope the breasts of a woman or girl
Notice where 袭 sits in each complete thought.
We were caught in a storm.
Source: Tatoeba #335879 · CC BY 2.0 FRLife is a magnificent gown full of lice.
Source: Tatoeba #3130822 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe typhoon struck the Kanto district.
Source: Tatoeba #1776532 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe storm sent the temperature down.
Source: Tatoeba #1605964 · CC BY 2.0 FRA cold snap spread across Europe.
Source: Tatoeba #335283 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions 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.