火攻 (huǒ gōng) — to attack using fire (in ancient battles or strategy games)
Definition
A historical/strategy term meaning 'to attack with fire' (e.g. burning enemy ships, camps, or supplies). A verb-object compound, treated as a tactic or action rather than a general-purpose verb.
verb
to attack using fire (in ancient battles or strategy games)
Examples
- ，火攻。Gǔ dài zhàn zhēng zhōng, huǒ gōng shì yì zhǒng cháng yòng de zhàn shù.In ancient warfare, attacking with fire was a commonly used tactic.
- 火攻，。Tā men zài yè lǐ huǒ gōng, bǎ dí jūn de liáng cǎo dōu shāo le.They launched a fire attack at night and burned all the enemy's provisions.
- ，火攻。Wán lì shǐ cè lüè yóu xì shí, wǒ zuì xǐ huan yòng huǒ gōng zhè yì zhāo.When playing historical strategy games, I most like to use this fire attack move.
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