Chinese word dictionary

劫寨

jié zhài · to seize a stronghold; to surprise the enemy in his camp

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Word information

Simplified劫寨

Traditional劫寨

Pinyinjié zhài

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

劫jié

to take by force, to coerce; disaster; misfortune

寨zhài

stockade, stronghold, outpost; brothel

How to learn 劫寨

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Words with the same characters

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浩劫hàojié

calamity; catastrophe; apocalypse

劫jié

to rob; to plunder; to seize by force; to coerce; calamity; abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1]; variant of 劫[jie2]

劫持jiéchí

to kidnap; to hijack; to abduct; to hold under duress

抢劫qiǎngjié

to rob; looting

山寨shānzhài

fortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits); (fig.) knockoff (goods); counterfeit; imitation