击沉 meaning in English

jīchén

to attack and sink (a ship)

Traditional 擊沉12 strokes

Meaning of 击沉

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jīchén
  1. to attack and sink (a ship)

击沉 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā们men击jī沉chén了le10艘sōu敌dí船chuán。
They sank ten enemy ships.

Stroke order for each character

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击 jī · to strike · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

沉 chén · to submerge · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 击沉.

沉默chénmòtaciturn; uncommunicative
沉重chénzhòngheavy; hard
射击shèjīto shoot; to fire (a gun)
打击dǎjīto hit; to strike
攻击gōngjīto attack; to accuse
冲击chōngjīto attack; to batter
袭击xíjīattack (esp. surprise attack); raid
反击fǎnjīto strike back; to beat back; to counterattack
撞击zhuàngjīto strike; to hit; to ram
突击tūjīsudden and violent attack; assault
沉浸chénjìnto soak; to permeate
沉迷chénmíto be engrossed; to be absorbed with

Questions about 击沉

What does 击沉 mean?

击沉 (jīchén) means "to attack and sink (a ship)".

How do you write 击沉?

击沉 is made of 2 characters: 击 (5 strokes), 沉 (7 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

How is 击沉 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 击沉 is written 擊沉.