Definition
迎头痛击 is a four-character idiom (成语) meaning to strike the enemy head-on as they approach, or to deliver a frontal blow before they can act. It's used both literally in military contexts and figuratively for any situation where you confront a problem or opponent directly and forcefully at the very start. The literal translation 'welcome with head-painful blows' captures the aggressive, preemptive nature.
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to strike head-on (before the opponent can act)to deliver a frontal assault
Examples
- ，迎头痛击。Dírén gāng jìnrù zhèndì, jiù zāodào le wǒ jūn de yíng tóu tòng jí.As soon as the enemy entered the position, they were met with a frontal assault from our army.
- ，迎头痛击，。Miàn duì yáoyán, tā lìjí yíng tóu tòng jí, gōngkāi chéngqīng shìshí.Facing the rumors, he immediately struck head-on and publicly clarified the facts.
- 迎头痛击。Zhège xīn zhèngcè gěi fǔbài wèntí yǐ yíng tóu tòng jí.This new policy dealt a head-on blow to the corruption problem.
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