猛攻 (měng gōng) — to attack violently, to storm | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

猛攻 means a fierce, all-out assault — military, sports, or rhetorical (verbally attacking an idea). It emphasizes sustained, intense pressure rather than a single strike.

verb

to attack violentlyto storm

Examples

猛攻。
Dí jūn duì zhè zuò chéng shì fā dòng le měng gōng.
The enemy launched a fierce attack on this city.
，猛攻。
Bǐ sài zuì hòu guān tóu, tā men měng gōng duì fāng de fáng shǒu.
In the final critical moment of the match, they violently attacked the opponent's defense.
，猛攻。
Yǎn jiǎng zhōng, fǎn duì zhě měng gōng tā de zhèng cè.
During the speech, opponents fiercely attacked his policies.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

猛měngviolent

猛 means violent and 攻 means attack, giving a violent attack.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

孟

Same sound today

猛 pairs 犬 (dog) with 孟, and 孟 gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

工攵攻

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攵Written in full as攴pūhand holding a tool or weapon

Sound part声符shēngfú

工

工gōng攻gōng

Same sound today

攻 puts 工, which gives the pronunciation, beside 攵, a hand holding a tool or weapon.

Appears in

Military & Defense

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