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
攻读
gōngdú
to study intensively; to pursue a degree
Characters in this word
读 dú
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 卖 to sell
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他决定攻读公共政策，希望以后参与基层治理改革。 Tā juédìng gōngdú gōnggòng zhèngcè, xīwàng yǐhòu cānyù jīcéng zhìlǐ gǎigé. He decided to pursue public policy, hoping to take part in grassroots governance reform in the future.
- 她大学毕业后去国外攻读硕士学位。 Tā dàxué bìyè hòu qù guówài gōngdú shuòshì xuéwèi. After graduating from university, she went abroad to study for a master's degree.
- 他白天工作，晚上攻读夜校的课程。 Tā báitiān gōngzuò, wǎnshang gōngdú yèxiào de kèchéng. He works during the day and studies hard on evening-school courses at night.
Related words
- 攻击 gōngjī to attack
- 攻 gōng to attack; to tackle; to study intensively
- 攻关 gōngguān to tackle a key problem; to storm a difficult pass
- 攻克 gōngkè to overcome; to capture
- 攻势 gōngshì offensive; campaign
- 进攻 jìngōng to attack; offensive
- 读 dú to read, to read aloud; to study
- 读书 dúshū to read books; to study
- 读音 dúyīn pronunciation
- 读者 dúzhě reader
- 阅读 yuèdú to read
- 朗读 lǎngdú to read aloud