攻 (gung1 | gong1) : attack; raid; assault

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攻

gung1

gong1

[1] attack; raid; assault
[2] accuse; charge; assail
[3] study; specialize in; work at

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 7

Level: 2

Radical: 攴 (#66)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

攻

Don't confuse with:
收

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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攻陷 gung1 haam6 gong1 xian4 = to overcome; to take (a fortress) ; to fall (to an attack); to surrender

攻勢 gung1 sai3 gong1 shi4 = offensive

進攻 zeon3 gung1 jin4 gong1 = (military) to attack

圍攻 wai4 gung1 wei2 gong1 = to besiege

反攻 faan2 gung1 fan3 gong1 = counterattack

攻擊 gung1 gik1 gong1 ji2 (Taiwan), gong1 ji1 (PRC) = attack

夾攻 gaap3 gung1 = converging attack; pincer attack

攻破 gung1 po3 = breach; make a breakthrough

攻關 gung1 gwaan1 gong1 guan1 = to attack a key problem

有攻擊性 jau5 gung1 gik1 sing3 you3 gong1 ji2 xing4 = offensive

不攻自破 bat1 gung1 zi6 po3 bu4 gong1 zi4 po4 = collapse of itself 國

攻讀 gung1 duk6 gong1 du2 = to major in a field; study a speciality in order to achieve a higher degree

攻打 gung1 daa2 gong1 da3 = attack; assault

攻克 gung1 hak1 gong1 ke4 = to capture; to take

攻佔 gung1 zim3 gong1 zhan4 = attack and occupy

人身攻擊 jan4 san1 gung1 gik1 ren2 shen1 gong1 ji2 (Taiwan), ren2 shen1 gong1 ji1 (PRC) = personal attack

大舉進攻 daai6 geoi2 zeon3 gung1 da4 ju3 jin4 gong1 = advance on a large scale

宣傳攻勢 syun1 cyun4 gung1 sai3 xuan1 chuan2 gong1 shi4 = publicity campaign

攻打四方城 gung1 daa2 sei3 fong1 sing4 gong1 da3 si4 fang1 cheng2 = play mahjong 粵

攻無不克 gung1 mou4 bat1 hak1 = all-conquering; invincible

飯氣攻心 faan6 hei3 gung1 sam1 = feeling sleepy after eating food

以毒攻毒 ji5 duk6 gung1 duk6 yi3 du2 gong1 du2 = to fight a fire with fire; to kill poison with poison

攻略 gung1 loek6 gong1 lve4 = attack strategy; directions; guide; how-to

攻鼻揦脷 gung1 bei6 laa2 lei6 = irritates the nose; smells or tastes intensely irritating 粵

遠交近攻 jyun5 gaau1 kan5 gung1 = befriend a distant state while attacking a neighbor

慾火攻心 juk6 fo2 gung1 sam1 yu4 huo3 gong1 xin1 = to be steeped in sensual passion; to be bombarded with sexual desires

以攻為守 ji5 gung1 wai4 sau2 yi3 gong1 wei2 shou3 = attack as a means of defence; use offense in order to defend

攻其不備 gung1 kei4 bat1 bei6 gong1 qi2 bu2 bei4 = stage a suprise attack; take advantage of someone's unpreparedness

攻擊步槍 gung1 gik1 bou6 coeng1 gong1 ji2 [TW] ji1[PRC] bu4 qiang1 = assault rifle

攻心為上 gung1 sam1 wai4 soeng6 gong1 xin1 wei2 shang4 = catch more flies with honey

神風特攻隊 san4 fung1 dak6 gung1 deoi6 shen2 feng1 te4 gong1 dui4 = Kamikaze

核動力攻擊潛艇 hat6 dung6 lik6 gung1 gik1 cim4 teng5 he2 dong4 li4 gong1 ji2/1 (Taiwan/PRC) qian2 ting3 = nuclear attack submarine

攻擊型核潛艇 gung1 gik1 jing4 hat6 cim4 teng5 gong1 ji2/1 (Taiwan/PRC) xing2 he2 qian2 ting3 = nuclear-powered attack submarine

墨攻 mak6 gung1 = A Battle of Wits (movie)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+653b (off-site link)

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