攻防
gōng fáng
Pinyin

Definition

攻防
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gōng fáng
  1. attack and defense
  2. the midfield (in soccer)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

gōng
  1. 1 to attack
  2. 2 to accuse
  3. 3 to study
gōng chéng
  1. 1 to besiege (a town)
gōng jī
  1. 1 to attack
  2. 2 to accuse
  3. 3 to charge
  4. 4 an attack (terrorist or military)
gōng lu:è
  1. 1 strategy
  2. 2 directions
  3. 3 guide
  4. 4 how-to
jìn gōng
  1. 1 to attack
  2. 2 to assault
  3. 3 to go on the offensive
  4. 4 attack
  5. 5 assault
  6. 6 offense (sports)

Idioms (16)

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
以防万一
yǐ fáng wàn yī
  1. 1 to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case
  2. 2 prepared for any eventualities
俭以防匮
jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì
  1. 1 frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
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])