Definition

1. 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.)

verb

1. to counter-attack