No. 3,030 in Chinese
襲擊
"襲擊" means "attack" or "assault."
In a sentence
昨天，一群歹徒讓這個地區遭受了猛烈的襲擊。
Yesterday, a group of thugs subjected this area to a fierce attack.
In this sentence, 襲擊 is used as a noun meaning 'attack' to describe the violent act carried out by the group.
警察正在調查那個未知的團體計畫襲擊居民的情況。
The police are investigating the unknown group's plan to attack the residents.
Here, 襲擊 is used as a verb meaning 'to attack,' indicating the action planned by the group against the residents.
這次意外的襲擊事件讓每個人都措手不及。
This unexpected assault caught everyone off guard.
In this context, 襲擊 is paired with 意外的 (unexpected) as a noun referring to the assault event.
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