攻入

gōngrù
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to force one's way into
  2. 2 to break into
  3. 3 to score (a goal in sports)

Examples

Díjūn gōngrùle chéng nèi.
Enemy forces broke into the city.
Tā zài dì bāshí fēnzhōng gōngrù yī qiú.
He scored a goal in the 80th minute.
Hēikè chénggōng gōngrùle xìtǒng.
The hackers successfully broke into the system.

Tips

usage
Two main contexts: military/violent ('break into a city, fortress, system') and sports ('攻入' = score a goal). In football commentary 攻入 is the standard phrase for putting the ball in the net.
memory
(gōng, 'to attack') + (rù, 'to enter') — literally 'attack-into'. The image of forcing your way in is built right into the characters.

Stroke Order

gōng