Usage of the character 攻

(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)

zhuāngōng

专攻

[專攻]

to specialize in
to major in

jiāgōng

夹攻

[夾攻]

attack from two sides
pincer movement
converging attack
attack on a flank
fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks

duìgōng

对攻

[對攻]

to attack (one another)

gōnglüè

攻略

[攻略]

(literary) to storm and capture
strategy; directions; guide; how-to

jìngōng

进攻

[進攻]

to attack
to assault
to go on the offensive
attack
assault
offense (sports)

wéigōng

围攻

[圍攻]

to besiege
to beleaguer
to attack from all sides
to jointly speak or write against sb

xiǎogōng

小攻

[小攻]

(slang) top (in a homosexual relationship)

gōngjié

攻讦

[攻訐]

to attack sb by exposing faults
to denounce

gōngdǎ

攻打

[攻打]

to attack (the enemy)

zhǔgōng

主攻

[主攻]

main assault
to focus on
to specialize in
to major in

gōngkè

攻克

[攻克]

to capture
to take
to overcome
to solve

gōngxīn

攻心

[攻心]

to mount a psychological attack
to try to demoralize
to try to win over
to try to persuade
(TCM) to fall into a coma or stupor due to an excess of emotion

gōngmiè

攻灭

[攻滅]

to conquer
to defeat (militarily)

fǎngōng

反攻

[反攻]

to counterattack
a counteroffensive

gōngshì

攻势

[攻勢]

(military) offensive

huìgōng

会攻

[會攻]

to attack jointly

gōngfáng

攻防

[攻防]

attack and defense
the midfield (in soccer)

gōngchéngmù

攻城木

[攻城木]

battering ram

gōngjīlì

攻击力

[攻擊力]

potential for attack
firepower

gōngjījī

攻击机

[攻擊機]

ground attack aircraft

gōngjīxiàn

攻击线

[攻擊線]

the front line
the attack (e.g. football forwards)

xuānchuángōngshì

宣传攻势

[宣傳攻勢]

marketing campaign

bùgōngzìpò

不攻自破

[不攻自破]

(of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc)
to be discredited

Yánxǐ Gōnglüè

延禧攻略

[延禧攻略]

Story of Yanxi Palace (2018 TV series)

fànqìgōngxīn

饭气攻心

[飯氣攻心]

food coma
postprandial somnolence

gōngqíbùbèi

攻其不备

[攻其不備]

see 出其不意，攻其不備／出其不意，攻其不备 (chūqíbùyì,gōngqíbùbèi)

quángōngquánshǒu

全攻全守

[全攻全守]

total football (soccer)

dàsìgōngjī

大肆攻击

[大肆攻擊]

to vilify sb wantonly
unrestrained attack (on sb)

nùqìgōngxīn

怒气攻心

[怒氣攻心]

(TCM) sudden strong emotions attacking the heart, leading to faints etc
(fig.) to fly into a fit of anger

jiǔgōngbùxià

久攻不下

[久攻不下]

to attack for a long time without success

yìshǒunángōng

易守难攻

[易守難攻]

easily guarded, hard to attack

yǐdúgōngdú

以毒攻毒

[以毒攻毒]

to cure ills with poison (TCM)
to fight evil with evil
set a thief to catch a thief
to fight fire with fire

gōngchénglüèdì

攻城略地

[攻城略地]

to take cities and seize territories (idiom)

wéngōngwǔxià

文攻武吓

[文攻武嚇]

(of a nation) to denounce and threaten with military force
to try to coerce

rénshēngōngjī

人身攻击

[人身攻擊]

personal attack

gōngjiānkènán

攻坚克难

[攻堅克難]

to tackle a thorny problem and overcome its challenges

gōngqíwúbèi

攻其无备

[攻其無備]

see 出其不意，攻其不備／出其不意，攻其不备 (chūqíbùyì,gōngqíbùbèi)

yǒugōngjīxìng

有攻击性

[有攻擊性]

offensive

zhōngjiānréngōngjī

中间人攻击

[中間人攻擊]

(computing) man-in-the-middle attack

diàoyúshìgōngjī

钓鱼式攻击

[釣魚式攻擊]

(computing) phishing attack

qúnqǐ'érgōngzhī

群起而攻之

[群起而攻之]

the masses rise to attack it (idiom); Everyone is against the idea.
universally abhorrent

shénfēngtègōngduì

神风特攻队

[神風特攻隊]

kamikaze unit (Japanese corps of suicide pilots in World War II)

gōngjīxínghéqiántǐng

攻击型核潜艇

[攻擊型核潛艇]

nuclear-powered attack submarine

tāshānzhīshíkěyǐgōngyù

他山之石可以攻玉

[他山之石可以攻玉]

lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively

chūqíbùyì,gōngqíbùbèi

出其不意，攻其不备

[出其不意，攻其不備]

to 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 ( Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ))

gōngwúbùkè,zhànwúbùshèng

攻无不克，战无不胜

[攻無不克，戰無不勝]

to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
ever victorious
nothing they can't do

zhànwúbùshèng,gōngwúbùkè

战无不胜，攻无不克

[戰無不勝，攻無不克]

to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
ever victorious
nothing they can't do

yǐzǐzhīmáo,gōngzǐzhīdùn

以子之矛，攻子之盾

[以子之矛，攻子之盾]

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

zhànwúbùshèng,gōngwúbùqǔ

战无不胜，攻无不取

[戰無不勝，攻無不取]

to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
ever victorious
nothing they can't do