xuất kích
Definition
- Verb:
- To sortie / To make a sortie: The primary meaning of "xuất kích" is to depart from a base or defensive position to engage in a military attack or mission. It is specifically used for organized units like aircraft, ships, or troops launching an offensive operation.
- To sally forth: A more literary term for troops rushing out from a fortified position to attack.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Phi đội đã xuất kích vào lúc bình minh. (The squadron sortied at dawn.)
- Tàu ngầm xuất kích để tấn công đoàn tàu vận tải. (The submarine made a sortie to attack the convoy.)
- Quân đồn trú xuất kích để phá vỡ vòng vây. (The garrison sallied forth to break the siege.)
Advanced Usage
- "xuất kích bất ngờ": to make a surprise sortie.
- Lực lượng đặc nhiệm xuất kích bất ngờ vào sở chỉ huy địch. (The special forces made a surprise sortie into the enemy headquarters.)
Variants and Related Words
Ra quân (v): to deploy troops, to launch a campaign (broader than "xuất kích," often for the start of a larger operation).
- Đơn vị sẽ ra quân vào tuần tới. (The unit will be deployed next week.)
Tấn công (v): to attack (a more general term for attack, not necessarily implying a departure from a base).
- Chúng tôi chuẩn bị tấn công từ nhiều hướng. (We are preparing to attack from multiple directions.)
Synonyms
- Sortie: to go out from a defensive position to attack.
- Sally: to rush out suddenly from a defensive position.
- Launch an attack: to begin an offensive operation.
Related Idioms
- While "xuất kích" itself is a specific military term and not commonly used in idiomatic expressions, it relates to the concept of:
- Xuất binh: to dispatch troops (often used in historical or formal contexts).
- Nhà vua xuất binh dẹp loạn. (The king dispatched troops to suppress the rebellion.)