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HSK 7-9Character · Verb · Proper noun

attack; accuse; study; research

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Meanings

4 senses · 20 examples
1.

verb

to attack; to assault; to进攻

Used in military contexts or competitive situations to indicate offensive actions against an opponent.

Shì士
bīng兵
men们
zhèng正
zài在
wéi围
gōng攻
dí敌
rén人
de的
zhèn阵
dì地
 。

The soldiers are besieging the enemy's position.

Tā他
men们
huā花
le了
sān三
tiān天
shí时
jiān间
cái才
gōng攻
xià下
zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
 。

It took them three days to capture this city.

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Zhè这
chǎng场
bǐ比
sài赛
wǒ我
men们
cǎi采
qǔ取
le了
yǐ以
gōng攻
wéi为
shǒu守
de的
cè策
lüè略
 。

In this game, we adopted a strategy of attacking to defend.

Tā他
men们
de的
qiú球
duì队
yǐ以
qiáng强
dà大
de的
gōng攻
jī击
lì力
zhe著
chēng称
 。

Their team is famous for its strong attacking power.

Jiāng将
jūn军
xià下
lìng令
míng明
tiān天
fú拂
xiǎo晓
gōng进
jìn攻
dí敌
rén人
de的
yíng营
dì地
 。

The general ordered an attack on the enemy camp at dawn tomorrow.

2.

verb

to accuse; to criticize; to refute

formal

Used when criticizing someone's mistakes or refuting arguments, often in formal contexts.

Tā他
de的
guān观
diǎn点
zāo遭
dào到
le了
xǔ许
duō多
zhuān专
jiā家
de的
wéi围
gōng攻
 。

His观点 was criticized by many experts.

Tā他
men们
jué决
dìng定
jí集
zhōng中
huǒ火
lì力
gōng攻
jī击
duì对
fāng方
de的
lùn论
diǎn点
lòu漏
dòng洞
 。

They decided to focus their criticism on the flaws in the opponent's argument.

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Zhè这
wèi位
jiào教
shòu授
de的
lǐ理
lùn论
shòu受
dào到
le了
xué学
shù术
jiè界
de的
měng猛
liè烈
pēng抨
jī击
 。

The professor's theory was fiercely attacked by academia.

Tā他
de的
bù不
fù负
zé责
rèn任
yán言
lùn论
yǐn引
lái来
zhòng众
rén人
de的
zhǐ指
zé责
 。

His irresponsible remarks drew criticism from many people.

Wǒ我
men们
bù不
yīng应
gāi该
gōng攻
qí其
yī一
diǎn点
 ,
bù不
jí及
qí其
yú余
 。

We shouldn't focus criticism on one point while ignoring the rest.

3.

verb

to study; to research; to specialize in

Used to indicate dedicated study or research in a particular field or subject.

Tā他
jué决
dìng定
zhuān专
gōng攻
rén人
gōng工
zhì智
néng能
lǐng领
yù域
 。

He decided to specialize in the field of artificial intelligence.

Tā她
yī一
mén门
xīn心
sī思
gōng攻
wài外
yǔ语
 ,
zhōng终
yú于
tōng通
guò过
le了
kǎo考
shì试
 。

She focused all her energy on studying foreign languages and finally passed the exam.

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Zhè这
wèi位
xué学
zhě者
bì毕
shēng生
gōng攻
yán研
gǔ古
diǎn典
wén文
xué学
 。

This scholar dedicated his life to researching classical literature.

Yào要
xiǎng想
chéng成
gōng功
 ,
bì必
xū须
gōng攻
xià下
yī一
liǎng两
gè个
nán难
diǎn点
wèn问
tí题
 。

To succeed, we must tackle one or two difficult problems.

Tā他
huā花
le了
shí十
nián年
shí时
jiān间
gōng攻
dú读
wán完
bó博
shì士
xué学
wèi位
 。

He spent ten years completing his doctoral studies.

4.

proper noun

a surname

Used when referring to people with the surname Gong.

Gōng攻
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
zǒng总
jīng经
lǐ理
 。

Mr. Gong is the general manager of our company.

Nǐ你
rèn认
shi识
Gōng攻
jiào教
shòu授
ma吗
 ?
Tā他
shì是
zhù著
míng名
de的
lì历
shǐ史
xué学
jiā家
 。

Do you know Professor Gong? He is a famous historian.

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Gōng攻
zhè这
ge个
xìng姓
shì氏
zài在
zhōng中
guó国
bù不
tài太
cháng常
jiàn见
 。

The surname Gong is not very common in China.

Gōng攻
jiā家
yǒu有
sān三
gè个
hái孩
zi子
 ,
dōu都
hěn很
yōu优
xiù秀
 。

The Gong family has three children, all very outstanding.

Jù据
jì记
zǎi载
 ,
Gōng攻
xìng姓
qǐ起
yuán源
yú于
gǔ古
dài代
de的
yí一
gè个
guān官
zhí职
 。

According to records, the surname Gong originated from an ancient official position.