攻陷
gōng xiàn
Pinyin

Definition

攻陷
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gōng xiàn
  1. to overcome
  2. to take (a fortress)
  3. to fall (to an attack)
  4. to surrender

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
陷入
xiàn rù
  1. 1 to sink into
  2. 2 to get caught up in
  3. 3 to land in (a predicament)

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