攻城

gōngchéng

verb

Meanings

HSK 7-9

敌军攻城三天，还是没有攻下来。

Díjūn gōngchéng sān tiān, háishi méiyou gōng xiàlai.

The enemy besieged the city for three days but still couldn't take it.

HSK 7-9

古代攻城的时候，士兵要先填平护城河。

Gǔdài gōngchéng de shíhou, shìbīng yào xiān tiánpíng hùchénghé.

In ancient sieges, soldiers first had to fill in the moat.

usage

The other side is 守城, to hold a city. The idiom 攻城略地 ("take cities and seize land") is also used for a company winning new markets.

culture

Internet slang 攻城狮 ("city-storming lion") is a joke spelling of 工程师, engineer: the same sound.

攻 gōng

城 chéng