(gōng jī) - attack, assault in Mandarin

gōngjī

Traditional: 攻擊

Line drawing of 攻击
Coloured illustration of 攻击
HSK 6
#873 of 2,700Core 1000

Translation

attack, assault

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Word origin

A compound of 攻 (gong) 'to attack', which has the 攵 'action' radical with 工 phonetic, and 击 (ji) 'to strike, to hit'. Together: 'to attack, assault'.

Origin
compound
Root
攻 (gong, 'to attack', 攵 action radical + 工 phonetic) + 击 (ji, 'to strike')

Stroke order

Stroke order for 攻

攻

Stroke order for 击

击

Examples

。

They attacked that city.

。

Don't attack others.

。

She was subjected to a verbal attack.

遭zāo。

The website was attacked last night.

。

Please do not make personal attacks on others.

攻击 (gōng jī) means attack, assault. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.

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This word is taught in chapter 11, lesson 8: 攻击, 女, 手机 and 6 more words.