夹攻
jiā gōng
Pinyin

Definition

夹攻
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jiā gōng
  1. attack from two sides
  2. pincer movement
  3. converging attack
  4. attack on a flank
  5. fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

攻
gōng
  1. 1 to attack
  2. 2 to accuse
  3. 3 to study
攻城
gōng chéng
  1. 1 to besiege (a town)
攻击
gōng jī
  1. 1 to attack
  2. 2 to accuse
  3. 3 to charge
  4. 4 an attack (terrorist or military)
攻略
gōng lu:è
  1. 1 strategy
  2. 2 directions
  3. 3 guide
  4. 4 how-to
反攻
fǎn gōng
  1. 1 to counterattack
  2. 2 a counteroffensive
围攻
wéi gōng
  1. 1 to besiege
  2. 2 to beleaguer
  3. 3 to attack from all sides
  4. 4 to jointly speak or write against sb
攻克
gōng kè
  1. 1 to capture
  2. 2 to take
  3. 3 to overcome
  4. 4 to solve
攻势
gōng shì
  1. 1 (military) offensive
攻占
gōng zhàn
  1. 1 to seize control of (an enemy position)
  2. 2 (fig.) to take by storm
  3. 3 to gain (awards, control of a market etc)
进攻
jìn gōng
  1. 1 to attack
  2. 2 to assault
  3. 3 to go on the offensive
  4. 4 attack
  5. 5 assault
  6. 6 offense (sports)
不攻自破
bù gōng zì pò
  1. 1 (of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc)
  2. 2 to be discredited
主攻
zhǔ gōng
  1. 1 main assault
  2. 2 to focus on
  3. 3 to specialize in
  4. 4 to major in
久攻不下
jiǔ gōng bù xià
  1. 1 to attack for a long time without success
以毒攻毒
yǐ dú gōng dú
  1. 1 to cure ills with poison (TCM)
  2. 2 to fight evil with evil
  3. 3 set a thief to catch a thief
  4. 4 to fight fire with fire
夹攻
jiā gōng
  1. 1 attack from two sides
  2. 2 pincer movement
  3. 3 converging attack
  4. 4 attack on a flank
  5. 5 fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks
专攻
zhuān gōng
  1. 1 to specialize in
  2. 2 to major in
对攻
duì gōng
  1. 1 to attack (one another)
强攻
qiáng gōng
  1. 1 dominant
  2. 2 controlling
  3. 3 strong
  4. 4 opposite: weak, yielding 弱受
  5. 5 to take by storm (military)
快攻
kuài gōng
  1. 1 fast break
  2. 2 quick attack (ball sports)
攻入
gōng rù
  1. 1 to force entrance into
  2. 2 to score a goal (sport)

Idioms (8)

他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
以子之矛，攻子之盾
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
  1. 1 lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
  2. 2 fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
  3. 3 hoist with his own petard
出其不意，攻其不备
chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi
  1. 1 to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])
战无不胜，攻无不克
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè
  1. 1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
  2. 2 ever victorious
  3. 3 nothing they can't do
战无不胜，攻无不取
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù qǔ
  1. 1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
  2. 2 ever victorious
  3. 3 nothing they can't do
攻城略地
gōng chéng lu:è dì
  1. 1 to take cities and seize territories (idiom)
攻无不克，战无不胜
gōng wú bù kè , zhàn wú bù shèng
  1. 1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
  2. 2 ever victorious
  3. 3 nothing they can't do
群起而攻之
qún qǐ ér gōng zhī
  1. 1 the masses rise to attack it (idiom); Everyone is against the idea.
  2. 2 universally abhorrent

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