Chinese word dictionary

狙击

jū jī · to snipe (shoot from hiding)

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Word information

Simplified狙击

Traditional狙擊

Pinyinjū jī

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

狙jū

monkey, ape; to spy, to watch for; to lie in ambush

击jī

to strike, to hit, to beat; to attack, to fight

How to learn 狙击

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冲击chōngjī

to attack; to batter; (of waves) to pound against; shock; impact; variant of 衝擊|冲击[chong1 ji1]

打击dǎjī

to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music)

点击diǎnjī

to hit; to press; to strike (on the keyboard); to click (a web page button)

攻击gōngjī

to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military)

击败jībài

to defeat; to beat

射击shèjī

to shoot; to fire (a gun)