(gōng jī) - attack, assault in Mandarin
gōngjīTraditional: 攻擊
HSK 4
#873 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
attack, assault
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
攻
击
Examples
。
They attacked that city.
。
Don't attack others.
语言。
She was subjected to a verbal attack.
网遭。
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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