攻陷
gōng xiàn
Pinyin

Definition

攻陷
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gōng xiàn
  1. to overcome
  2. to take (a fortress)
  3. to fall (to an attack)
  4. to surrender

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
陷入
xiàn rù
  1. 1 to sink into
  2. 2 to get caught up in
  3. 3 to land in (a predicament)
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)
沦陷
lún xiàn
  1. 1 to fall into enemy hands
  2. 2 to be occupied
  3. 3 to degenerate
  4. 4 to submerge
深陷
shēn xiàn
  1. 1 to be deeply in (trouble, debt etc)
  2. 2 deep set (eyes)
缺陷
quē xiàn
  1. 1 defect
  2. 2 flaw
  3. 3 physical defect
冲锋陷阵
chōng fēng xiàn zhèn
  1. 1 to charge and break through enemy lines
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)
陷
xiàn
  1. 1 pitfall
  2. 2 trap
  3. 3 to get stuck
  4. 4 to sink
  5. 5 to cave in
  6. 6 to frame (false charge)
  7. 7 to capture (a city in battle)
  8. 8 to fall (to the enemy)
  9. 9 defect
陷害
xiàn hài
  1. 1 to entrap
  2. 2 to set up
  3. 3 to frame (up)
  4. 4 to make false charges against
陷阱
xiàn jǐng
  1. 1 pitfall
  2. 2 snare
  3. 3 trap
下陷
xià xiàn
  1. 1 to subside
  2. 2 subsidence
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

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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