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进攻

jìn gōng

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 進攻

进攻 (jìn gōng) means "to attack; to assault; to go on the offensive". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 进攻 means

1. to attack
2. to assault
3. to go on the offensive
4. attack
5. assault
6. offense (sports)

The characters in 进攻

• 进jìnto go forward; to advance; to go in
• 攻gōngto attack; to accuse; to study

Example sentences

• 进攻！
  Attack!
• 敌人从北边进攻!
  Dírén cóng běibiān jìngōng!
  Enemies are approaching from the north side!
• 他们进攻了敌人。
  They attacked the enemy.
• 进攻是最好的防御。
  Jìngōng shì zuì hǎo de fángyù.
  Attack is the best form of defense.
• 裁判根据有利原则，举起手示意继续进攻。
  Cáipàn gēnjù yǒulì yuánzé, jǔqǐ shǒu shìyì jìxù jìngōng.
  The referee, according to principle of advantage, raised his hand and motioned for the advance to continue.

Sounds the same

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

• 进宫to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail

Where 进攻 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · jìn (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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