攻击 meaning in English

gōngjī

to attack; to accuse

HSK 6verbTraditional 攻擊12 strokes

Meaning of 攻击

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gōngjī

to attack
to accuse
to charge
an attack (terrorist or military)

How to use 攻击

攻击 can be a verb or a noun, and it covers physical, military, cyber and verbal attacks. It is common for criticizing someone harshly or personally, as in 人身攻击 (rénshēn gōngjī) personal attack. Example: 他在网上攻击别人。(Tā zài wǎng shàng gōngjī biérén.) He attacks other people online.

Both characters are about striking: 攻 (gōng) means to attack, and 击 (jī) means to hit, the same 击 you see in 打击 (dǎjī) and 射击 (shèjī). Put "attack" and "hit" together and you get a full assault, whether with weapons or with words.

Common mistake: Learners often use 攻击 for a sports or game offense where 进攻 (jìngōng) sounds more natural, since 攻击 often implies hostility or harm. Also keep the tones straight: both syllables are first tone, gōngjī, not gǒngjí.

攻击 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè只zhǐ狗gǒu攻gōng击jī了le这zhè个ge小xiǎo男nán孩hái。

The dog attacked the little boy.

敌dí人rén们men在zài晚wǎn上shàng做zuò了le个gè攻gōng击jī。

The enemies made an attack at night.

第dì一yī次cì攻gōng击jī错cuò过guò了le目mù标biāo。

The first attack missed the target.

我wǒ们men没méi有yǒu打dǎ算suàn要yào攻gōng击jī他tā。

We didn't intend to attack him.

没méi有yǒu人rén明míng白bái为wèi什shén么me大dà象xiàng突tū然rán攻gōng击jī了le它tā的de主zhǔ人rén。

Nobody understood why the elephant suddenly turned on its owner.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

攻 gōng · to attack · 7 strokes

击 jī · to strike · 5 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 攻击.

射击	shèjī	to shoot; to fire (a gun)
打击	dǎjī	to hit; to strike
进攻	jìngōng	to attack; to assault
冲击	chōngjī	to attack; to batter
袭击	xíjī	attack (esp. surprise attack); raid
反击	fǎnjī	to strike back; to beat back; to counterattack
撞击	zhuàngjī	to strike; to hit; to ram
突击	tūjī	sudden and violent attack; assault
抨击	pēngjī	to attack (verbally or in writing)
攻读	gōngdú	to major (in a field); to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree
攻关	gōngguān	to storm a strategic pass; fig. to tackle a key problem
点击率	diǎnjīlǜ	click-through rate (CTR) (Internet)

Questions about 攻击

What does 攻击 mean?

攻击 (gōngjī) means "to attack; to accuse" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 攻击?

攻击 is made of 2 characters: 攻 (7 strokes), 击 (5 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 攻击 an HSK word?

Yes. 攻击 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 攻击 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 攻击 is written 攻擊.

What is the difference between 攻击 and 袭击?

袭击 (xíjī) stresses a sudden or surprise attack, like a raid or an ambush. 攻击 is more general and can describe any attack, including verbal criticism, which 袭击 does not usually cover.

Can 攻击 be used in a non-violent sense?

Yes. It often means to attack someone with words, to accuse or criticize them, for example 攻击政府 (gōngjī zhèngfǔ) to attack the government. It is also used for hacking, as in 网络攻击 (wǎngluò gōngjī) cyberattack.