"Strike" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 dǎ jī to hit / to strike / to attack / to crack down on sth / blow / (psychological) shock / percussion (music)
 bà gōng a strike / to go on strike
 qiāo to hit / to strike / to tap / to rap / to knock / to rip sb off / to overcharge
 pī to hack / to chop / to split open / (of lightning) to strike
 diǎn jī to hit / to press / to strike (on the keyboard) / to click (a web page button)
 zǒu xiàng direction / strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) / inclination / trend / to move towards / to head for
 jī zhòng to hit (a target etc) / to strike
 zhuàng jī to strike / to hit / to ram
 lái xí to invade / (of a storm etc) to strike / to hit
 měng dǎ to strike / wham!
 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
 chuī xí (of wind) to blow fiercely / (of a storm) to strike
 jī to hit / to strike / to break / Taiwan pr. [ji2]
 huá to cut / to slash / to scratch (cut into the surface of sth) / to strike (a match)
 gǔ drum / CL:通[tong4],面[mian4] / to drum / to strike / to rouse / to bulge / to swell
 kēng (onom.) clang / jingling of metals / to strike
 fú to chop / strike
 jiǎo to knock / strike
 jìn shake / stick into / strike
 áo (literary) to hit / to strike / to smite
 kè to strike / to take in the hand
 zì to strike / to run against / to throw, as a stone
 huáng to strike / to stab
 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
 fǎn jī to strike back / to beat back / to counterattack
 dā shàn to hit on someone / to strike up a conversation / to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation
 léi jī lightning strike / thunderbolt
 jiǎo qiú corner kick (in soccer) / free strike in hockey
 dǎ fān to overturn / to overthrow / to strike down (an enemy)
 zuò shì to adopt an attitude / to strike a posture
 chéng shì to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot
 jué shí to go on a hunger strike
 chú míng to strike off (the rolls) / to remove from a list / to expunge / to expel
 xià dú shǒu to attack murderously / to strike treacherously
 dǎ kuǎ to defeat / to strike down / to destroy
 shān dòng to fan / to flap / to incite / to instigate (a strike etc)
 wěn zhā wěn dǎ to go steady and strike hard (in fighting) / fig. steadily and surely
 chèn rè dǎ tiě to strike while the iron is hot
西 shēng dōng jī xī to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom) / to create a diversion
 qiè zhòng to hit the target (esp. in argument) / to strike home
 chù jiāo (of a ship) to strike a reef / (fig.) to hit a snag
 bà kè student strike / to boycott classes
 duàn shí to fast / hunger strike
 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)
 bá yíng to strike camp
 bà shì protest strike by merchants
 bì shí jiù xū (idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points
 hé fǎn jī nuclear counter strike
 jiàng qí to lower a flag / to strike the colors
 gōu to attract / to arouse / to tick / to strike out / to delineate / to collude / variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook
 xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term) / Making the first move is an advantage.
 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
 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
 yǐ luǎn jī shí lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom) / to attempt the impossible / to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
 dǎ tiě chèn rè strike the iron while it's hot (idiom)
 láo yì jié hé to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom)
 bà jiào teacher's strike
 āo zào xíng (coll.) to strike a pose
 shǔn strike, hit with hand / tap
 shàng zhèn shā dí to go into battle / to strike at the enemy
 wǔ sà yùn dòng anti-imperialist movement of 30th May 1925, involving general strike esp. in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong etc
 yán lì dǎ jī to strike a severe blow / to crack down / to take strong measures
 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
 jué shí kàng yì hunger strike
 zǒu xiàng duàn céng strike fault (geology)
 jìng zuò bà gōng sit-in strike
 niǎo jī bird strike (aviation)
 sān zhèn to strike out / strikeout (baseball, softball) / (Tw) to ditch / to eliminate from consideration
 bào fù xìng dǎ jī retaliatory strike
  decapitation strike / leadership strike / counterleadership strike
Lucky Strike 热 Lucky Strike rè yè tián Lucky Strike hydrothermal locality / Lucky Strike hydrothermal field
 gōng jī jī qún strike group / strike package
  second strike
  strike accuracy
  Targeting and Strike Team
 zhē duàn gōng jī jī interdiction and strike aircraft
  special attack vehicle / light strike vehicle
  special attack vehicle / light strike vehicle
  special attack vehicle / light strike vehicle
  air strike coordination centre
  air strike
 quán qiú xìng gōng jī háng tiān fēi jī global strike space plane
穿  strike spacing
  first strike strategy
  pre-emptive strike
  strike data
  punitive air strike
  countercity strike
 bì qí ruì qì , jī qí duò guī avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)
 chōng zhàng (accounting) to strike a balance / to reverse an entry / to write off
 qiāo luó biān er to strike the edge of the gong / (fig.) to stir the pot (i.e. cause or exacerbate a dispute)
 guān mén dǎ gǒu lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom) / fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard
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