phản công
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Definition
- Verb:
- To counter-attack: To launch an attack in response to an attack from an opponent, typically while in a defensive position or after having been attacked.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Sau nhiều ngày phòng thủ, quân đội đã quyết định phản công. (After many days of defense, the army decided to counter-attack.)
- Đội bóng phản công nhanh và ghi bàn thắng. (The football team counter-attacked quickly and scored a goal.)
- Anh ấy không chỉ phòng vệ mà còn phản công lại những lời buộc tội. (He didn't just defend himself but also counter-attacked the accusations.)
Advanced Usage
- "đòn phản công": a counter-attacking move/blow.
- Đòn phản công của võ sĩ đó rất mạnh mẽ. (That martial artist's counter-attacking move was very powerful.)
- Used in legal or debate contexts to describe a rebuttal or counter-argument that aggressively challenges an opponent's point.
Variants and Related Words
- Phản kích (v): A synonym, also meaning to counter-attack, often used in military or sports contexts.
- Chiến thuật phản kích bất ngờ đã thành công. (The surprise counter-attack tactic was successful.)
Synonyms
- Counter-attack: To attack in response to an attack.
- Strike back: To hit or attack in return.
- Retaliate: To make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack.
Related Idioms
- "Lấy công làm thủ": Literally "to use offense as defense," describing a strategy where proactive attacking is the best form of defense, related to the concept of a pre-emptive or continuous counter-attack.
- Đội chơi theo chiến thuật lấy công làm thủ. (The team plays with the tactic of using offense as defense.)