攻 击 gōng jī to attack / to accuse / to charge / an attack (terrorist or military) 打 击 dǎ jī to hit / to strike / to attack / to crack down on sth / blow / (psychological) shock / percussion (music) 进 攻 jìn gōng to attack / to assault / to go on the offensive / attack / assault / offense (sports) 冲 击 chōng jī to attack / to batter / (of waves) to pound against / shock / impact 袭 击 xí jī attack (esp. surprise attack) / raid / to attack 杀 to kill / to slay / to murder / to attack / to weaken / to reduce / (dialect) to smart / (used after a verb) extremely 出 击 chū jī to sally / to attack 攻 打 gōng dǎ to attack (the enemy) 抨 击 pēng jī to attack (verbally or in writing) 来 犯 lái fàn (of enemy forces) to invade / to attack 施 暴 shī bào to use violence / to attack / to assault 进 击 jìn jī to attack 对 攻 duì gōng to attack (one another) 攻 to attack / to accuse / to study / (LGBT) top 袭 (bound form) to raid / to attack / (bound form) to continue the pattern / to perpetuate / (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding 轰 explosion / bang / boom / rumble / to attack / to shoo away / to expel 冯 to gallop / to assist / to attack / to wade / great / old variant of 憑|凭[ping2] 伐 to cut down / to fell / to dispatch an expedition against / to attack / to boast / Taiwan pr. [fa1] 捣 to pound / to beat / to hull / to attack / to disturb / to stir 抨 attack / impeach 撄 oppose / to attack 发 起 fā qǐ to originate / to initiate / to launch (an attack, an initiative etc) / to start / to propose sth (for the first time) 抄 袭 chāo xí to plagiarize / to copy / to attack the flank or rear of an enemy 攻 击 力 gōng jī lì potential for attack / firepower 打 来 dǎ lái to come to attack 偷 袭 tōu xí to mount a sneak attack / to raid 突 击 tū jī sudden and violent attack / assault / fig. rushed job / concentrated effort to finish a job quickly 围 攻 wéi gōng to besiege / to beleaguer / to attack from all sides / to jointly speak or write against sb 追 击 zhuī jī to pursue and attack 支 架 zhī jià trestle / support / stand / frame / (medicine) stent / to prop up / to resist / to withstand (an enemy attack etc) 助 攻 zhù gōng (military) to mount a secondary attack / (fig.) to assist in tackling a problem / (sports) to participate in a play in which a teammate scores (i.e. perform an assist) 突 袭 tū xí to raid / to storm / surprise attack 挨 打 ái dǎ to take a beating / to get thrashed / to come under attack 恐 怖 袭 击 kǒng bù xí jī terrorist attack 攻 防 gōng fáng attack and defense / the midfield (in soccer) 开 刀 kāi dāo (of a surgeon) to perform an operation / (of a patient) to have an operation / to decapitate / to behead / to single out as a point of attack 人 身 攻 击 rén shēn gōng jī personal attack 夹 击 jiā jī pincer attack / attack from two or more sides / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks 杀 敌 shā dí to attack the enemy 矛 头 máo tóu spearhead / barb / an attack or criticism 毒 手 dú shǒu deadly blow / vicious attack / treacherous assault 应 战 yìng zhàn to take up a challenge / to face an attack and meet it 猛 攻 měng gōng to attack violently / to storm 遇 袭 yù xí to suffer attack / to be ambushed 快 攻 kuài gōng fast break / quick attack (ball sports) 拒 绝 服 务 jù jué fù wù denial of service attack / DoS attack 双 管 齐 下 shuāng guǎn qí xià lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom) / fig. to work on two tasks at the same time / to attack one problem from two angles at the same time 痛 斥 tòng chì to criticize harshly / to denounce / to attack viciously 击 毁 jī huǐ to attack and destroy 砍 杀 kǎn shā to attack with a bladed weapon 心 肌 梗 塞 xīn jī gěng sè myocardial infarction / heart attack 击 沉 jī chén to attack and sink (a ship) 下 毒 手 xià dú shǒu to attack murderously / to strike treacherously 奇 袭 qí xí surprise attack / raid 迎 击 yíng jī to face an attack / to repulse the enemy 夹 攻 jiā gōng attack from two sides / pincer movement / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks 合 击 hé jī combined assault / to mount a joint attack 夜 袭 yè xí night attack 借 刀 杀 人 jiè dāo shā rén to lend sb a knife to kill sb / to get sb else to do one's dirty work / to attack using the strength of another (idiom) 心 肌 梗 死 xīn jī gěng sǐ myocardial infarction / heart attack 痛 击 tòng jī to deliver a punishing attack / to deal a heavy blow 攻 击 机 gōng jī jī ground attack aircraft 攻 取 gōng qǔ to attack and seize 固 若 金 汤 gù ruò jīn tāng lit. secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom) / fig. well fortified / invulnerable to attack 应 敌 yìng dí to face the enemy / to meet an attack 暗 箭 àn jiàn attack by a hidden enemy / a stab in the back 含 沙 射 影 hán shā shè yǐng (idiom) to attack sb by innuendo / to make insinuations 歼 击 jiān jī to annihilate / to attack and destroy / Jianji, PRC fighter plane based on Soviet MiG / usually 殲擊8型|歼击8型 攻 讦 gōng jié to attack sb by exposing faults / to denounce 闪 击 shǎn jī lightning attack / Blitzkrieg 疑 阵 yí zhèn a diversion / a feint attack to mislead the enemy 暴 病 bào bìng sudden attack of a serious illness 挨 整 ái zhěng to be the target of an attack 闹 noisy / cacophonous / to make noise / to disturb / to vent (feelings) / to fall ill / to have an attack (of sickness) / to go in (for some activity) / to joke 掩 to cover up / to conceal / to close (a door, book etc) / (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid / (literary) to launch a surprise attack 怼 duǐ (Internet slang) to attack verbally / to publicly criticize / to call out 出 其 不 意 攻 其 不 备 chū qí bù yì gōng qí bù bèi 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[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]) 大 张 挞 伐 dà zhāng tà fá (idiom) to launch an all-out attack / to roundly condemn / to castigate 对 号 入 座 duì hào rù zuò to take one's seat according to the ticket number / (fig.) to put (things or people) in their right place / to take a general comment as a personal attack 直 捣 黄 龙 zhí dǎo Huáng Lóng lit. to directly attack Huanglong / fig. to directly combat the root of a problem 缓 兵 之 计 huǎn bīng zhī jì delaying tactics / stalling / measures to stave off an attack / stratagem to win a respite 群 起 而 攻 之 qún qǐ ér gōng zhī the masses rise to attack it (idiom) / Everyone is against the idea. / universally abhorrent 追 亡 逐 北 zhuī wáng zhú běi to pursue and attack a fleeing enemy 追 奔 逐 北 zhuī bēn zhú běi to pursue and attack a fleeing enemy 违 强 陵 弱 wéi qiáng líng ruò to avoid the strong and attack the weak (idiom) / to bully 突 然 袭 击 tú rán xí jí sneak attack / surprise attack 磨 刀 霍 霍 mó dāo huò huò lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom) / fig. to prepare to attack / to be getting ready for battle 奥 姆 真 理 教 Aò mǔ Zhēn lǐ jiào Aum Shinrikyo (or Supreme Truth), the Japanese death cult responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway 抄 后 路 chāo hòu lù to outflank and attack from the rear 攻 击 型 核 潜 艇 gōng jī xíng hé qián tǐng nuclear-powered attack submarine 核 动 力 攻 击 潜 艇 hé dòng lì gōng jī qián tǐng nuclear attack submarine 矛 头 指 向 máo tóu zhǐ xiàng to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc) 久 攻 不 下 jiǔ gōng bù xià to attack for a long time without success 乘 胜 追 击 chéng shèng zhuī jī to follow up a victory and press home the attack / to pursue retreating enemy 以 子 之 矛 ， 攻 子 之 盾 yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn 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 / fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices / hoist with his own petard 假 道 伐 虢 jiǎ dào fá Guó to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo / to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom) 倾 巢 来 犯 qīng cháo lái fàn to turn out in force ready to attack (idiom) 兜 抄 dōu chāo to close in from the rear and flanks / to surround and attack / to mop up (remnant enemy troops) 刀 刺 dāo cì to stab / to attack with knife 分 布 式 拒 绝 服 务 fēn bù shì jù jué fú wù distributed denial of service (DDOS) form of Internet attack 
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