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攻 gōng

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攻 gōng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gōng | gong1
English translation
to attack
to accuse
to study
to accuse; to assault; to criticize

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About 攻 gōng

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

攻 gōng

Contains the radical

攵 pū

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

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Etymology of 攻 gōng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰工攵

Semantic compound

攵 pū

Phonetic compound

工 gōng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 攵 pū represents the meaning and 工 gōng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 攻 gōng

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他们 tā men 挖 wā 好 hǎo 壕沟 háo gōu ,等候 děnghòu 敌人 dírén 进攻 jìngōng .

They dug in and waited for the enemy's attack.

会 huì 是 shì 谁 shuí 发起 fā qǐ 这么 zhè me 卑鄙 bēibǐ 的 de 攻击 gōngjī 呢 ne ?

Who could have carried out such a vile attack?

这 zhè 个 gè 城市 chéngshì 反抗 fǎnkàng 敌人 dírén 的 de 猛攻 měng gōng 达 Dá 两个星期 xīngqī 之 zhī 久 jiǔ .

The city resisted the enemy onslaught for two weeks.

我们 wǒmen 的 de 战士 zhàn shì 抵抗 dǐkàng 敌人 dírén 的 de 进攻 jìngōng 达 Dá 一 yī 周 Zhōu 之久.

Our soldiers held out against the enemy's attacks for a week.

嗨 hāi , 卡明斯, 你 nǐ 攻 gōng 下里士满 Mǎn 需要 xūyào 几 jī 个 gè 小时 xiǎoshí 呀 ya ?

Hey, Cummings , how many hours will you need to take Richmond?

Words with 攻 gōng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
攻击 gōngjī to attack攻擊
进攻 jìngōng to attack進攻
攻 gōng to attack攻 gōng
攻势 gōng shì (military) offensive攻勢
围攻 wéi gōng to besiege圍攻
攻关 gōng guān to storm a strategic pass攻關
攻打 gōng dǎ to attack (the enemy)攻打 gōng dǎ
攻克 gōngkè to capture攻克 gōngkè
攻略 gōng lu:è strategy攻略 gōng lu:è
主攻 zhǔ gōng main assault主攻 zhǔ gōng
攻破 gōng pò to break through攻破 gōng pò
反攻 fǎn gōng to counterattack反攻 fǎn gōng
攻占 gōng zhàn (fig.) to take by storm攻占 gōng zhàn
强攻 qiáng gōng dominant強攻
攻读 gōng dú to major (in a field)攻讀
攻防 gōng fáng attack and defense攻防 gōng fáng
快攻 kuài gōng fast break快攻 kuài gōng
猛攻 měng gōng to storm猛攻 měng gōng
专攻 zhuān gōng to major in專攻
攻陷 gōng xiàn to overcome攻陷 gōng xiàn
对攻 duì gōng to attack (one another)對攻
以毒攻毒 yǐ dú gōng dú to cure ills with poison (TCM)以毒攻毒 yǐ dú gōng dú
攻击机 gōng jī jī ground attack aircraft攻擊機

攻 gōng Decomposition & Compounds

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攻 gōng Decomposition

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