攻击 (gōng jī) — to attack (physically or militarily); to accuse… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

攻击 covers both physical/military attacks and verbal criticism — a broad word spanning 袭击 (only surprise attacks) and 抨击 (only written/verbal). For formal legal accusation, use 指控 or 控告.

verb

to attack (physically or militarily)to accuseto criticize (verbally)

Examples

攻击。
Jūn duì gōng jī le dí rén de jī dì.
The army attacked the enemy's base.
攻击。
Nǐ bú yào suí biàn gōng jī bié rén de xiǎng fǎ.
Don't casually attack other people's ideas.
攻击。
Yǒu rén gōng jī le wǒ men de wǎng zhàn.
Someone attacked our website.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

击jīstrike

“攻” (attack) and “击” (strike) together mean attacking someone.

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.

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.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 擊; 击 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

毄

毄jī擊jī

Same sound today

The traditional form 擊 has 手 (hand) and 毄; 毄 gives the sound and also points to striking, while the simplified 击 is a later shorthand.

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