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The word "助攻" is formed by combining the character "助", which means to help or assist, with the character "攻", which means to attack or assault; together, they create a compound word that literally signifies assisting in an attack, commonly used to describe an assist in sports where a player helps a teammate to score.
Word Definition - 助攻
(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)
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