(gōng jī) - attack, assault in Mandarin

gōngjī

Traditional: 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yǔ言yán。

She was subjected to a verbal attack.

网wǎng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 part of lesson 18.