攻 gōng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 工 labor, work 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
攻势
gōngshì
offensive; campaign
Characters in this word
势 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 对方突然发动舆论攻势，使原本低调的谈判被迫提前公开。 Duìfāng tūrán fādòng yúlùn gōngshì, shǐ yuánběn dīdiào de tánpàn bèipò tíqián gōngkāi. The other side suddenly launched a public-opinion offensive, forcing the originally low-profile negotiations into the open ahead of time.
- 球队发起猛烈的攻势，对手很难防守。 Qiúduì fāqǐ měngliè de gōngshì, duìshǒu hěn nán fángshǒu. The team launched a fierce offensive and their opponents found it hard to defend.
- 商家在节日前展开降价攻势，吸引了很多顾客。 Shāngjiā zài jiérì qián zhǎnkāi jiàngjià gōngshì, xīyǐn le hěn duō gùkè. Before the holiday the shops launched a price-cutting campaign that attracted many customers.
Related words
- 攻击 gōngjī to attack
- 攻 gōng to attack; to tackle; to study intensively
- 攻读 gōngdú to study intensively; to pursue a degree
- 攻关 gōngguān to tackle a key problem; to storm a difficult pass
- 攻克 gōngkè to overcome; to capture
- 进攻 jìngōng to attack; offensive
- 优势 yōushì advantage
- 趋势 qūshì trend
- 形势 xíngshì situation
- 势力 shìli power; influence
- 手势 shǒushì gesture
- 地势 dìshì terrain; topography