攻城为下 gōngchéngwéixià besieging cities is inferior Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 攻城 gōngchéng to attack a city to attack or besiege a city; to assault a fortified town为 為 wéi verbpreposition to be to be; to become; to act as; to serve as; to take as下 xià inferior lower in rank, quality, or grade