攻坚 (gōng jiān) — (military) to storm a fortified position; to assault a stronghold; (figurative) to tackle a key problem; to take on a tough challenge
Definition
攻坚 is 'to storm a stronghold' or 'tackle a hard problem' — the figurative sense ('take on a tough challenge') is what you'll see most often in modern Chinese, e.g. 脱贫攻坚.
verb
(military) to storm a fortified positionto assault a stronghold(figurative) to tackle a key problemto take on a tough challenge
Examples
- 攻坚，。Bù duì zài líng chén kāi shǐ gōng jiān, xùn sù tū pò le dí rén de fáng xiàn.The troops began storming the fortifications at dawn and quickly broke through the enemy's line.
- 攻坚。Zhè ge kē yán tuán duì zhèng zài gōng jiān xīn piàn zhì zào de hé xīn jì shù.This research team is tackling the core technology of chip manufacturing.
- 。Tuō pín gōng jiān shì yì chǎng bì xū dǎ yíng de yìng zhàng.The fight against poverty is a tough battle that must be won.
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