Definition
攻心 is a separable verb (离合词) that combines 攻 'attack' and 心 'heart/mind'. It has two distinct uses: (1) Psychological warfare — attacking someone's morale or emotional state to weaken them, common in strategy and debate. (2) In Traditional Chinese Medicine, an extreme emotional disturbance that triggers loss of consciousness ('the heart is attacked'). As a separable verb, elements like 了, 过, or a measure word can split the syllables: 攻了一次心, 攻了心. The split form follows the pattern Verb + element + 心.
v.o.
to attack psychologicallyto undermine someone's morale or emotional state(Chinese medicine) to fall into a coma caused by extreme emotional shock
Examples
- 攻心，。Dírén de xuānchuán jiù shì zài gōng xīn, shìtú ràng wǒmen dòngyáo.The enemy's propaganda is a psychological attack meant to shake our resolve.
- ，。Nà cì biànlùn tā duì wǒfāng gōng le yí cì xīn, dàn xiàoguǒ bú dà.During that debate, he launched a psychological attack against our side, but it didn't work well.
- 攻心，。Bìngrén yīn tūfā jīngxià ér gōng xīn, xū lìkè zhēncjiǔ.The patient fell into a coma from a sudden fright and needs immediate acupuncture.
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.