攻
gōng
Pinyin

Definition

攻
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gōng
  1. to attack
  2. to accuse
  3. to study

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

攻
gōng
  1. 1 to attack
  2. 2 to accuse
  3. 3 to study
攻城
gōng chéng
  1. 1 to besiege (a town)
攻击
gōng jī
  1. 1 to attack
  2. 2 to accuse
  3. 3 to charge
  4. 4 an attack (terrorist or military)
攻略
gōng lu:è
  1. 1 strategy
  2. 2 directions
  3. 3 guide
  4. 4 how-to
反攻
fǎn gōng
  1. 1 to counterattack
  2. 2 a counteroffensive

Idioms (8)

他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
以子之矛，攻子之盾
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
  1. 1 lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
  2. 2 fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
  3. 3 hoist with his own petard
出其不意，攻其不备
chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi
  1. 1 to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])
战无不胜，攻无不克
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè
  1. 1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
  2. 2 ever victorious
  3. 3 nothing they can't do
战无不胜，攻无不取
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù qǔ
  1. 1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
  2. 2 ever victorious
  3. 3 nothing they can't do

Sample Sentences

故善用兵者，屈人之兵而非战也，拔人之城而非攻也，毁人之国而非久也，必以全争于天下。
gù shànyòng bīng zhě ，qū rén zhī bīng ér Fēi zhàn yě ，bá rén zhī chéng ér fēi gōng yě ，huǐ rén zhī guó ér Fēi jiǔ yě ，bì yǐ quán zhēng yú tiānxià 。
Well use of the army is to defeat the enemy and take down the city without going into battle. Complete destruction of the enemy’s country is not a long term solution rather to seek a comprehensive solution.
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故兵不顿而利可全，此谋攻之法也。
gù bīng bù dùn ér lì kě quán ，cǐ móugōng zhī fǎ yě 。
The tactic of army use is to ensure it is not exhausted.
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故用兵之法，十则围之，五则攻之，倍则分之，敌则能战之，少则能逃之，不若则能避之。
gù yòngbīng zhī fǎ ，shí zé wéi zhī ，wǔ zé gōng zhī ，bèi zé fēn zhī ，dí zé néng zhàn zhī ，shǎo zé néng táo zhī ，bùruò zé néng bì zhī 。
How to use the army, surround the enemy if your army is 10X theirs, attack if your army is 5X, divide and conquer if 2X, defensive attack if on par and retreat and escape if the enemy is stronger.
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攻城拔寨小敌之坚，大敌之擒也。
gōngchéngbázhài xiǎodízhījiāndàdízhīqín 。
A smaller and weaker army will be captured if they insist on attacking the bigger and stronger enemy.
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攻其无备，出其不意。
gōng qí wú bèi ，chūqíbùyì 。
Attack the enemy when least expected
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不战而胜、不攻自破，所以后人发现他讲的不仅是用兵之道，还是谋略智慧，可以运用到生活工作中。
bùzhànérshèng 、bùgōngzìpò ，suǒyǐ hòurén fāxiàn tā jiǎng de bùjǐn shì yòngbīngzhīdào ，háishi móulu:è zhìhuì ，kěyǐ yùnyòng dào shēnghuó gōngzuò zhōng 。
If you do not fight, you will not break, people later found that his work wasn’t only suitable for the military, but also strategic wisdom, which can be applied to life and work.
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自己做购物攻略啊，比如泰国吧，泰国廊曼机场就有泰国手工艺品，如泰丝制品啦、佛教用品什么的，我最爱只有当地才买得到的泰式SPA精油了，在家就能享受会所级别的身心灵放松。
zìjǐ zuò gòuwù gōnglu:è ā ，bǐrú Tàiguó ba ，Tàiguó lángmàn jīchǎng jiù yǒu Tàiguó shǒugōngyì pǐn ，rú Tàisī zhìpǐn la 、Fójiào yòngpǐn shénme de ，wǒ zuì ài zhǐ yǒu dāngdì cái mǎi dédào de Tàishì SPA jīngyóu le ，zài jiā jiù néng xiǎngshòu huìsuǒ jíbié de shēn xīn líng fàngsōng 。
Formulate your own shopping strategy, like in Thailand for example, at Don Mueang Airport there are handmade Thai craftworks, like Thai silk products, Buddhist artifacts and things like that. What I love the most are the Thai Spa essential oils that you can only buy locally, that way my home can allow me to relax body and mind, as if I’m at a private members’ club.
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如此看来，只要做好攻略，免税品还是蛮值得买的呢！
rúcǐ kànlai ，zhǐyào zuò hǎo gōnglu:è ，miǎn shuì pǐn háishi mán zhíde mǎi de ne ！
Looking at it, as long as you’ve got your strategy prepared, duty-free products are really worth buying!
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你别攻击人，我男友就是不喜欢下巴方，再说了，我下巴方跟严肃有什么关系？
nǐ bié gōngjī rén ，wǒ nányǒu jiùshì bù xǐhuan xiàba fāng ，zàishuō le ，wǒ xiàba fāng gēn yánsù yǒu shénme guānxi ？
Don't attack me, my boyfriend doesn't like square chins, and another thing, what has a square chin got to do with being serious?
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那当然！你也不去打听打听，我可是京都旅游攻略写手。京都拥有丰富的文化遗产，是蝉联世界排名第一最有魅力的城市！
nà dāngrán ！nǐ yě bu qù dǎting dǎting ，wǒ kě shì Jīngdū lǚyóu gōngluè xiěshǒu 。Jīngdū yōngyǒu fēngfù de wénhuà yíchǎn ，shì chánlián shìjiè páimíng dì yī zuì yǒu mèilì de chéngshì ！
Of course! You clearly haven't caught wind that I write as part of Kyoto's tourism strategy. Kyoto has a substantial number of cultural heritage sites and has ranked top in terms of nice cities for several years running.
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