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助攻

zhù gōng

2-character word

What 助攻 means

1. militaryto mount a secondary attack
2. (fig.) to assist in tackling a problem
3. sportsto participate in a play in which a teammate scores (i.e. perform an assist)

The characters in 助攻

• 助zhùto help; to assist
• 攻gōngto attack; to accuse; to study

Sounds the same

Read zhù gōng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 铸工foundry work; foundry worker

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