(jìn gōng) - to attack, to go on the offensive in Mandarin
jìngōngTraditional: 進攻
Translation
to attack, to go on the offensive
Word origin
进 (jìn, to advance) with 攻 (gōng, to assault), so to advance and strike: the offensive as a movement forward.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 进 (jìn, to advance) + 攻 (gōng, to assault)
Stroke order
进
攻
Examples
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The army began its attack after daybreak.
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They attacked from both sides at once.
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This team attacks very strongly.
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The enemy's attack failed.
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We decided to attack tomorrow morning.
进攻 (jìn gōng) is to attack in the sense of taking the offensive: an army advancing on a position, a football side pressing forward. The 进 keeps the idea of movement towards the enemy, so it describes a campaign rather than a single blow.
Contrast it with 攻击 (gōng jī), which is the strike itself and stretches to hackers, insults and immune systems. A general orders 进攻; a newspaper says a politician 攻击 his rival. Swapping them is not disastrous, but it marks you out.
It doubles as a noun with no change of form. 他们的进攻 is their offensive, and sports commentary uses it that way constantly.
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