侵略 qīnlüè to invade
to invade; invasion
How to remember 侵略: 侵 to invade + 略 approximate = to invade.
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How it is used
- Military aggression against another country - 侵略战争 (qīnlüè zhànzhēng) a war of aggression; 侵略者 (qīnlüèzhě) the aggressor/invader.
- Strictly about one nation attacking another; you can't 侵略 someone's privacy - that's 侵犯.
- Heavily historical/political register (抵抗侵略, resist aggression). The 略 here means 'plunder/seize', not 'brief'.