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    Expressing 'to attack' with 攻击 (gōngjī)

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    Structure

    攻击 + Object

    Explanation

    The verb 攻击 (gōngjī) means 'to attack' and can refer to both physical and verbal aggression. It is used in military, political, and everyday contexts to describe offensive actions against a target. It can take a direct object indicating the person or thing being attacked.

    Examples

    • 敌军在半夜突然攻击了我们的阵地。

      Díjūn zài bànyè tūrán gōngjī le wǒmen de zhèndì.

      The enemy forces suddenly attacked our position in the middle of the night.

    • 网上总有人恶意攻击别人，这种行为很不好。

      Wǎng shàng zǒng yǒu rén èyì gōngjī biérén, zhè zhǒng xíngwéi hěn bù hǎo.

      There are always people online who maliciously attack others; this kind of behavior is very bad.

    • 那篇文章攻击了他的学术观点。

      Nà piān wénzhāng gōngjī le tā de xuéshù guāndiǎn.

      That article attacked his academic viewpoints.

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