攻占
gōng zhàn
Pinyin

Definition

攻占
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gōng zhàn
  1. to seize control of (an enemy position)
  2. (fig.) to take by storm
  3. to gain (awards, control of a market etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

占
zhàn
  1. 1 variant of 占[zhàn]
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
占据
zhàn jù
  1. 1 to occupy
  2. 2 to hold
占有
zhàn yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 to own
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to occupy
  5. 5 to possess
  6. 6 to account for (a high proportion etc)
占用
zhàn yòng
  1. 1 to occupy
占线
zhàn xiàn
  1. 1 busy (telephone line)
占领
zhàn lǐng
  1. 1 to occupy (a territory)
  2. 2 to hold
侵占
qīn zhàn
  1. 1 to invade and occupy (territory)
占卜
zhān bǔ
  1. 1 to divine
占地
zhàn dì
  1. 1 to take up space
  2. 2 to occupy (space)
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
抢占
qiǎng zhàn
  1. 1 to seize (the strategic high ground)
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)

Idioms (11)

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])
多吃多占
duō chī duō zhàn
  1. 1 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
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
独占鳌头
dú zhàn áo tóu
  1. 1 to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand)
  2. 2 to be the champion
  3. 3 to be the very best in any field
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
鹊巢鸠占
què cháo jiū zhàn
  1. 1 the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom)
  2. 2 to reap where one has not sown

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