攻陷

gōngxiàn

verb #27,958

Meanings

1 to capture (a fortress or city)
2 to storm and take by force
3 to breach (a defense)

Characters

to attack; to assault

to fall; to sink; to capture (a stronghold)

Examples

敌军在激战之后终于攻陷了这座城市。

Díjūn zài jīzhàn zhīhòu zhōngyú gōngxiàn le zhè zuò chéngshì.

The enemy troops finally captured the city after fierce fighting.

黑客试图攻陷公司的服务器。

Hēikè shìtú gōngxiàn gōngsī de fúwùqì.

Hackers attempted to breach the company's servers.

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usage

攻陷 is used both in military contexts (taking a city) and figuratively in modern Chinese (e.g. hacking into a system, or even 'conquering' a difficult task).

Stroke Order

攻 gōng

陷 xiàn