gōng​jiān

to storm fortifications

  • created sense approved 攻坚/攻堅 · gōng​jiān · to storm fortifications — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    攻坚 / 攻堅

    gōng​jiān

    to storm fortifications

    To assault a strongly fortified position or defense; to attack a well-defended enemy target.

    攻 (literal) → 攻 · gōng · to attack 坚 (literal) → 坚/堅 · jiān · fortification

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 攻坚/攻堅 · gōng​jiān · to tackle a difficult task — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    攻坚 / 攻堅

    gōng​jiān

    to tackle a difficult task

    To concentrate one's efforts on a particularly difficult part of a mission or to resolve a hard-to-solve problem.

    攻 (literal) → 攻 · gōng · to attack 坚 (literal) → 坚/堅 · jiān · hard

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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