How to say “attack” in Chinese
attack, assault
“Attack” in Chinese is 攻击, gōng jī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
攻击 is read gōng jī: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 工 gōng hints at the reading; on the right, 攵 “action”.
打击 — to strike, 点击 — to click with a mouse.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “攻击”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 攻击. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 敌人突然发动了攻击。díréntūránfādònglegōngjīThe enemy suddenly attacked.
- 士兵们顽强地抵抗敌人的攻击。shìbīngmenwánqiángdedǐkàngdíréndegōngjīThe soldiers stubbornly fought off the enemy's attacks.
More words from the lesson “The sides of a conflict”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “attack” in Chinese?
“Attack” in Chinese is 攻击, pinyin gōngjī.
What does 攻击 mean?
攻击 (gōngjī) means “attack, assault”.
How do you write 攻击?
攻击 is 2 characters: 攻 (gōng) — attack; 击 (jī) — hit, strike. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 攻击?
攻击 is read gōngjī. Tones: gōng — first tone, jī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“attack” in the lesson “The sides of a conflict”
This word is from the topic “Peace, war and diplomacy” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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