Chinese word dictionary

巡弋

xún yì · (of military ships or aircraft) to patrol; to cruise defensively; (of aircraft) to conduct defensive sorties

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Word information

Simplified巡弋

Traditional巡弋

Pinyinxún yì

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Character breakdown

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巡xún

to cruise, to inspect, to patrol

弋yì

to catch, to arrest; to shoot with a bow

How to learn 巡弋

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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巡回xúnhuí

to go around; to roam; to tour

巡逻xúnluó

to patrol (police, army or navy)

巡视xúnshì

to inspect (a site); (of a dignitary) to visit; to go on an inspection tour; to survey (a scene); to scan with one's eyes

出巡chū xún

to go on an inspection tour

巡更xún gēng

to patrol at night, marking the time by sounding clappers or gongs

巡行xún xíng

to patrol; to perambulate; to travel around within an area