The Chinese word 偷袭 is a compound formed by combining two distinct characters: 偷, meaning "to steal" or "secretly/stealthily", and 袭, meaning "to raid" or "to attack". Together, they create a term whose meaning is more than the sum of its parts, specifically denoting a surprise attack or ambush carried out with stealth and without warning. This formation follows a common Chinese linguistic pattern where a verb-adverb or descriptive-verb structure is used, with the first character modifying the manner of the action specified by the second. Thus, "偷袭" explicitly conveys the tactic of attacking in a covert, furtive manner, commonly used in military, sports, and competitive contexts.