寇

kòu
  1. to invade
  2. to plunder
  3. bandit
  4. foe
  5. enemy

CEDICT

  1. a surname
  2. bandit; thief; invader
  3. foe; enemy
  4. to invade
  5. to rob; to plunder

Wiktionary

  1. 盜匪，或指外來的入侵者。
  2. 姓。如北魏有寇謙之，宋代有寇準。
  3. 侵犯、掠奪。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

㓂 kòu old variant of 寇 kòu
宼 kòu old variant of 寇 kòu

Containing this entry

㓂 kòu old variant of 寇 kòu
倭寇 Wōkòu Japanese pirates (in 16th and 17th century)
勝者王侯敗者寇 shèngzhěwánghóubàizhěkòu
  1. the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
  2. history is written by the victors
司寇 Sīkòu two-character surname Sikou
司寇 sīkòu minister of criminal justice (official rank in imperial China)
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Related entries

來襲 láixí
  1. to invade
  2. (of a storm etc) to strike
  3. to hit
侵 qīn
  1. to invade
  2. to encroach
  3. to infringe
  4. to approach
侵略 qīnlüè
  1. to invade
  2. invasion
侵襲 qīnxí
  1. to invade
  2. to assail
  3. onslaught
一股寒流侵袭了欧洲。

A cold front swept over Europe.

Extreme cold covered Europe.

A cold snap spread across Europe.

Source: Tatoeba

入侵 rùqīn to invade
俄羅斯入侵了烏克蘭。

Russia invaded Ukraine.

Source: Tatoeba

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