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攻城略地

gōng chéng lüè dìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to take cities and seize territories (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-60b25a852f8612bf. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

攻城略地 攻城略地 [gong1 cheng2 lu:e4 di4] /to take cities and seize territories (idiom)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 攻
    gōng

    to attack / to accuse / to study / (LGBT) top

  • 城
    chéng

    city walls / city / town / CL:座[zuò],道[dào],個|个[gè]

  • 略
    lüè

    brief / sketchy / outline / summary / to omit / (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit / somewhat / slightly / plan / strategy / to capture (territory)

  • 地
    de

    -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

    dì

    earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[piàn]

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