1. Home
  2. HSK 8
  3. Armed forces and warfare

进攻

jìngōng

to attack; offensive

A football player in red charges toward the goal with the ball.
Memory picture

Characters in this word

进 jìn

Strokes
7
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 井 well, mine shaft, pit
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

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

Example phrases

  • 主队下半场加强进攻,却因为后防空虚连续被对手反击。 Zhǔduì xià bànchǎng jiāqiáng jìngōng, què yīnwèi hòufáng kōngxū liánxù bèi duìshǒu fǎnjī. The home team strengthened its attack in the second half, but was repeatedly counterattacked because its defence was exposed.
  • 球队开场就大举进攻,十分钟内就进了一个球。 Qiúduì kāichǎng jiù dàjǔ jìngōng, shí fēnzhōng nèi jiù jìn le yí ge qiú. The team attacked in force from the opening and scored a goal within ten minutes.
  • 下棋的时候,有时候主动进攻比防守更有效。 Xià qí de shíhou, yǒushíhou zhǔdòng jìngōng bǐ fángshǒu gèng yǒuxiào. When playing chess, taking the initiative to attack is sometimes more effective than defending.

Related words

All HSK 8 words →