攻城略地 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to take cities and seize territories

Character by character

• 攻gōngto accuse; to assault; to criticize
• 城chéngcastle, city, town; municipality
• 略lüèapproximate, rough; outline, summary; plan, plot
• 地dìearth, ground, soil; land, region; structural part

Idioms sharing a character

• 倾国倾城 qīng guó qīng chéng
• 兵临城下 bīng lín chéng xià
• 唱空城计 chàng kōng chéng jì
• 围城打援 wéi chéng dǎ yuán
• 满城风雨 mǎn chéng fēng yǔ
• 众志成城 zhòng zhì chéng chéng
• 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī
• 胸有城府 xiōng yǒu chéng fǔ
• 胸无城府 xiōng wú chéng fǔ
• 高城深池 gāo chéng shēn chí

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