打击
dǎjī
to strike, to crack down on
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 政府严厉打击各种犯罪。The government cracks down hard on all kinds of crime.
- 这次失败对他打击很大。This failure was a big blow to him.
Collocations
打击犯罪沉重打击受到打击精神打击
Mnemonic
打 dǎ "to hit" + 击 jī "to strike": both mean "to strike". 打 has the hand radical 扌. ① to crack down on (crime, forces) (打击犯罪) ② a mental blow (受到打击). The "crack down" sense is common. Opposite of 鼓励 (to encourage).
Related
攻击抨击冲击鼓励
Quick check
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