打 dǎ to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from syn 电 電 diàn lightning / electricity / electric (bound form) / to get (or give) an electric shock / phone call or telegram etc / to send via telephone or telegram etc syn 击 擊 jī to hit / to strike / to break / Taiwan pr. [ji2] syn 打击 打擊 dǎ jī to hit / to strike / to attack / to crack down on sth / blow / (psychological) shock / percussion (music) syn 击中 擊中 jī zhòng to hit (a target etc) / to strike syn 闪电 閃電 shǎn diàn lightning / CL:道[dao4] syn 走向 zǒu xiàng direction / strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) / inclination / trend / to move towards / to head for 反击 反擊 fǎn jī to strike back / to beat back / to counterattack syn 撞击 撞擊 zhuàng jī to strike / to hit / to ram syn 罢工 罷工 bà gōng a strike / to go on strike 搭讪 搭訕 dā shàn to hit on someone / to strike up a conversation / to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation syn 飞快 飛快 fēi kuài very fast / at lightning speed / (coll.) razor-sharp syn 打垮 dǎ kuǎ to defeat / to strike down / to destroy syn 亮相 liàng xiàng to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance / to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc) / (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc 萤火虫 螢火蟲 yíng huǒ chóng firefly / glowworm / lightning bug syn 雷电 雷電 léi diàn thunder and lightning syn 打翻 dǎ fān to overturn / to overthrow / to strike down (an enemy) syn 划破 劃破 huá pò to cut open / to rip / to streak across (lightning, meteor etc) / to pierce (scream, searchlight etc) 除名 chú míng to strike off (the rolls) / to remove from a list / to expunge / to expel syn 神速 shén sù lightning speed / amazingly rapid / incredible pace of development syn 掠过 掠過 lüè guò to flit across / to sweep past / to glance (strike at an angle) 绝食 絕食 jué shí to go on a hunger strike 趁热打铁 趁熱打鐵 chèn rè dǎ tiě to strike while the iron is hot syn 电光 電光 diàn guāng electric light / lightning / electro-optical 猛打 měng dǎ to strike / wham! syn 电闪 電閃 diàn shǎn lightning flashes syn 扇动 扇動 shān dòng to fan / to flap / to incite / to instigate (a strike etc) syn 避雷针 避雷針 bì léi zhēn lightning rod 触礁 觸礁 chù jiāo (of a ship) to strike a reef / (fig.) to hit a snag 切中 qiè zhòng to hit the target (esp. in argument) / to strike home syn 角球 jiǎo qiú corner kick (in soccer) / free strike in hockey 风驰电掣 風馳電掣 fēng chí diàn chè fast as lightning syn 稳扎稳打 穩扎穩打 wěn zhā wěn dǎ to go steady and strike hard (in fighting) / fig. steadily and surely syn 怠工 dài gōng to slacken off in one's work / to go slow (as a form of strike) syn 罢课 罷課 bà kè student strike / to boycott classes 点击 點擊 diǎn jī to hit / to press / to strike (on the keyboard) / to click (a web page button) 划过 划過 huá guò (of a meteor etc) to streak across (the sky) / (of a searchlight, lightning etc) to play across (the sky) 反恐精英 fǎn kǒng jīng yīng Counter-Strike 来袭 來襲 lái xí to invade / (of a storm etc) to strike / to hit 作势 作勢 zuò shì to adopt an attitude / to strike a posture 乘势 乘勢 chéng shì to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot syn 下毒手 xià dú shǒu to attack murderously / to strike treacherously syn 声东击西 聲東擊西 shēng dōng jī xī to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom) / to create a diversion 避雷器 bì léi qì lightning arrester 劈手 pī shǒu with a lightning move of the hand syn 吹袭 吹襲 chuī xí (of wind) to blow fiercely / (of a storm) to strike 断食 斷食 duàn shí to fast / hunger strike 闪击 閃擊 shǎn jī lightning attack / Blitzkrieg syn 闪 閃 shǎn to dodge / to duck out of the way / to beat it / shaken (by a fall) / to sprain / to pull a muscle / lightning / spark / a flash / to flash (across one's mind) / to leave behind / (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine syn 敲 qiāo to hit / to strike / to tap / to rap / to knock / to rip sb off / to overcharge syn 划 劃 huá to cut / to slash / to scratch (cut into the surface of sth) / to strike (a match) syn 鼓 gǔ drum / CL:通[tong4],面[mian4] / to drum / to strike / to rouse / to bulge / to swell syn 勾 gōu to attract / to arouse / to tick / to strike out / to delineate / to collude / variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook syn 劈 pī to hack / to chop / to split open / (of lightning) to strike syn 先下手为强 先下手為強 xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng (idiom) strike first to gain the upper hand syn 筛 篩 shāi (bound form) a sieve / to sieve / to sift / to filter / to eliminate through selection / to warm a pot of rice wine (over a fire or in hot water) / to pour (wine or tea) / (dialect) to strike (a gong) syn 拔营 拔營 bá yíng to strike camp 铿 鏗 kēng (onom.) clang / jingling of metals / to strike 降旗 jiàng qí to lower a flag / to strike the colors 闪击战 閃擊戰 shǎn jī zhàn lightning war / Blitzkrieg syn 倒打一耙 dào dǎ yī pá lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 / fig. to counterattack / to make bogus accusations (against one's victim) syn 罢市 罷市 bà shì protest strike by merchants 避实就虚 避實就虛 bì shí jiù xū (idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points 核反击 核反擊 hé fǎn jī nuclear counter strike 挝 撾 zhuā ancient weapon with a tip shaped like a hand or claw / old variant of 抓[zhua1] / to strike / to beat syn 左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán lit. to strike water right and left (idiom) / fig. to turn everything into gold / to have everything going one's way / to benefit from both sides syn 劳逸结合 勞逸結合 láo yì jié hé to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom) 电光朝露 電光朝露 diàn guāng zhāo lù flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral / impermanent 避其锐气击其惰归 避其銳氣擊其惰歸 bì qí ruì qì jī qí duò guī to avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws 以卵击石 以卵擊石 yǐ luǎn jī shí lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom) / to attempt the impossible / to invite disaster by overreaching oneself 打铁趁热 打鐵趁熱 dǎ tiě chèn rè strike the iron while it's hot (idiom) syn Lucky Strike 热液田 Lucky Strike 熱液田 Lucky Strike rè yè tián Lucky Strike hydrothermal locality / Lucky Strike hydrothermal field 斩首行动 decapitation strike / leadership strike / counterleadership strike 攻击机群 gōng jī jī qún strike group / strike package 列缺 liè quē lightning (archaic word) 列缺霹雳 列缺霹靂 liè quē pī lì lightning and thunder 闪电式结婚 閃電式結婚 shǎn diàn shì jié hūn lightning wedding / to get married on the spur of the moment / abbr. to 閃婚|闪婚 雷电计 雷電計 léi diàn jì brontometer / apparatus to measure thunder and lightning 雷电计图 雷電計圖 léi diàn jì tú brontograph / record of thunder and lightning 雷电行动 雷電行動 Operation Lightning Thunder 杀进杀出 殺進殺出 shā jìn shā chū to execute a lightning raid / (investment) to buy, then quickly sell / (tourism) to visit a destination for only a short stay 罢教 罷教 bà jiào teacher's strike 刜 fú to chop / strike 摷 jiǎo to knock / strike 搢 jìn shake / stick into / strike 摮 áo (literary) to hit / to strike / to smite 搕 kè to strike / to take in the hand 揗 shǔn strike, hit with hand / tap 扻 zì to strike / to run against / to throw, as a stone 上阵杀敌 上陣殺敵 shàng zhèn shā dí to go into battle / to strike at the enemy 五卅运动 五卅運動 wǔ sà yùn dòng anti-imperialist movement of 30th May 1925, involving general strike esp. in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong etc 严厉打击 嚴厲打擊 yán lì dǎ jī to strike a severe blow / to crack down / to take strong measures 围城打援 圍城打援 wéi chéng dǎ yuán to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom) / strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops syn 揘 huáng to strike / to stab 绝食抗议 絕食抗議 jué shí kàng yì hunger strike 走向断层 走向斷層 zǒu xiàng duàn céng strike fault (geology) 走向滑动断层 走向滑動斷層 zǒu xiàng huá dòng duàn céng strike-slip fault (geology) / fault line where the two sides slide horizontally past one another 静坐罢工 靜坐罷工 jìng zuò bà gōng sit-in strike 