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缓兵之计

huǎnbīngzhījì

Traditional: 緩兵之計

delaying tactics / stalling / measures to stave off an attack / stratagem to win a respite

Character Breakdown

缓
huǎn
slow, gradual; to postpone, to delay
HSK 5
兵
bīng
soldier; troops, an army; warlike
HSK 5
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
计
jì
to calculate, to count; to plan, to reckon; plot, scheme
HSK 4

Additional Information

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Chinese
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