发起 發起 fā qǐ to originate / to initiate / to launch (an attack, an initiative etc) / to start / to propose sth (for the first time) syn 突击 突擊 tū jī sudden and violent attack / assault / fig. rushed job / concentrated effort to finish a job quickly syn 突袭 突襲 tū xí to raid / to storm / surprise attack syn 挨打 ái dǎ to take a beating / to get thrashed / to come under attack 偷袭 偷襲 tōu xí to mount a sneak attack / to raid syn 追击 追擊 zhuī jī to pursue and attack syn 支架 zhī jià trestle / support / stand / frame / (medicine) stent / to prop up / to resist / to withstand (an enemy attack etc) 开刀 開刀 kāi dāo (of a surgeon) to perform an operation / (of a patient) to have an operation / to decapitate / to behead / to single out as a point of attack syn 围攻 圍攻 wéi gōng to besiege / to beleaguer / to attack from all sides / to jointly speak or write against sb syn 矛头 矛頭 máo tóu spearhead / barb / an attack or criticism syn 毒手 dú shǒu deadly blow / vicious attack / treacherous assault syn 抄袭 抄襲 chāo xí to plagiarize / to copy / to attack the flank or rear of an enemy syn 助攻 zhù gōng (military) to mount a secondary attack / (fig.) to assist in tackling a problem / (sports) to participate in a play in which a teammate scores (i.e. perform an assist) 杀敌 殺敵 shā dí to attack the enemy 击沉 擊沉 jī chén to attack and sink (a ship) syn 击毁 擊毀 jī huǐ to attack and destroy syn 奇袭 奇襲 qí xí surprise attack / raid 心肌梗塞 xīn jī gěng sè myocardial infarction / heart attack 应战 應戰 yìng zhàn to take up a challenge / to face an attack and meet it syn 猛攻 měng gōng to attack violently / to storm 夹击 夾擊 jiā jī pincer attack / attack from two or more sides / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks syn 暗箭 àn jiàn attack by a hidden enemy / a stab in the back syn 固若金汤 固若金湯 gù ruò jīn tāng lit. secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom) / fig. well fortified / invulnerable to attack syn 快攻 kuài gōng fast break / quick attack (ball sports) 双管齐下 雙管齊下 shuāng guǎn qí xià lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom) / fig. to work on two tasks at the same time / to attack one problem from two angles at the same time syn 攻击力 攻擊力 gōng jī lì potential for attack / firepower 攻防 gōng fáng attack and defense / the midfield (in soccer) 攻击机 攻擊機 gōng jī jī ground attack aircraft 迎击 迎擊 yíng jī to face an attack / to repulse the enemy syn 夜袭 夜襲 yè xí night attack 痛斥 tòng chì to criticize harshly / to denounce / to attack viciously syn 夹攻 夾攻 jiā gōng attack from two sides / pincer movement / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks syn 应敌 應敵 yìng dí to face the enemy / to meet an attack syn 疑阵 疑陣 yí zhèn a diversion / a feint attack to mislead the enemy syn 打来 打來 dǎ lái to come to attack 恐怖袭击 恐怖襲擊 kǒng bù xí jī terrorist attack 人身攻击 人身攻擊 rén shēn gōng jī personal attack 遇袭 遇襲 yù xí to suffer attack / to be ambushed 拒绝服务 拒絕服務 jù jué fù wù denial of service attack / DoS attack 砍杀 砍殺 kǎn shā to attack with a bladed weapon 下毒手 xià dú shǒu to attack murderously / to strike treacherously syn 自杀式 自殺式 zì shā shì suicide (attack) / suicidal 合击 合擊 hé jī combined assault / to mount a joint attack syn 借刀杀人 借刀殺人 jiè dāo shā rén to lend sb a knife to kill sb / to get sb else to do one's dirty work / to attack using the strength of another (idiom) syn 心肌梗死 xīn jī gěng sǐ myocardial infarction / heart attack 痛击 痛擊 tòng jī to deliver a punishing attack / to deal a heavy blow 攻取 gōng qǔ to attack and seize syn 含沙射影 hán shā shè yǐng (idiom) to attack sb by innuendo / to make insinuations syn 歼击 殲擊 jiān jī to annihilate / to attack and destroy / Jianji, PRC fighter plane based on Soviet MiG / usually 殲擊8型|歼击8型 syn 攻讦 攻訐 gōng jié to attack sb by exposing faults / to denounce 闪击 閃擊 shǎn jī lightning attack / Blitzkrieg syn 闹 鬧 nào noisy / cacophonous / to make noise / to disturb / to vent (feelings) / to fall ill / to have an attack (of sickness) / to go in (for some activity) / to joke syn 掩 yǎn to cover up / to conceal / to close (a door, book etc) / (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid / (literary) to launch a surprise attack syn 挨整 ái zhěng to be the target of an attack 抨 pēng attack / impeach 暴病 bào bìng sudden attack of a serious illness syn 怼 懟 duǐ (Internet slang) to attack verbally / to publicly criticize / to call out 突然袭击 突然襲擊 tú rán xí jí sneak attack / surprise attack 出其不意攻其不备 出其不意攻其不備 chū qí bù yì gōng qí bù bèi catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]) 大张挞伐 大張撻伐 dà zhāng tà fá (idiom) to launch an all-out attack / to roundly condemn / to castigate syn 对号入座 對號入座 duì hào rù zuò to take one's seat according to the ticket number / (fig.) to put (things or people) in their right place / to take a general comment as a personal attack syn 直捣黄龙 直搗黃龍 zhí dǎo huáng lóng lit. to directly attack Huanglong / fig. to directly combat the root of a problem 缓兵之计 緩兵之計 huǎn bīng zhī jì delaying tactics / stalling / measures to stave off an attack / stratagem to win a respite 群起而攻之 qún qǐ ér gōng zhī the masses rise to attack it (idiom) / Everyone is against the idea. / universally abhorrent 追亡逐北 zhuī wáng zhú běi to pursue and attack a fleeing enemy 追奔逐北 zhuī bēn zhú běi to pursue and attack a fleeing enemy 违强陵弱 違強陵弱 wéi qiáng líng ruò to avoid the strong and attack the weak (idiom) / to bully 磨刀霍霍 mó dāo huò huò lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom) / fig. to prepare to attack / to be getting ready for battle syn 以子之矛，攻子之盾 yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子) / turning a weapon against its owner / fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices / hoist with his own petard 突然攻击 tū rán gōng jī sneak attack / surprise attack 拒绝服务攻击 拒絕服務攻擊 jù jué fù wù gōng jī denial of service attack / DoS attack 心脏病发作 心臟病發作 xīn zàng bìng fā zuò heart attack / to have a heart attack 奥姆真理教 奧姆真理教 ào mǔ zhēn lǐ jiào Aum Shinrikyo (or Supreme Truth), the Japanese death cult responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway 抄后路 抄後路 chāo hòu lù to outflank and attack from the rear 攻击型核潜艇 攻擊型核潛艇 gōng jī xíng hé qián tǐng nuclear-powered attack submarine 核动力攻击潜艇 核動力攻擊潛艇 hé dòng lì gōng jī qián tǐng nuclear attack submarine 矛头指向 矛頭指向 máo tóu zhǐ xiàng to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc) 久攻不下 jiǔ gōng bù xià to attack for a long time without success 乘胜追击 乘勝追擊 chéng shèng zhuī jī to follow up a victory and press home the attack / to pursue retreating enemy syn 