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运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外
運籌帷幄之中，決勝千里之外
yùnchóuwéiwòzhīzhōng,juéshèngqiānlǐzhīwài
1.
a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)
Character Breakdown
运
yùn
to run; ship, transport; fortune, luck
HSK 2
7 丶
筹
chóu
chip, tally, token; to plan; to raise money
HSK 6
13 丶
帷
wéi
curtain, screen, tent
11 丶
幄
wò
tent; mosquito net
12 丶
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
3 丶
中
zhōng
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
HSK 1
4 丶
决
jué
to decide, to determine, to judge
HSK 3
6 丶
胜
shèng
victory; to excel, to truimph
HSK 5
9 丶
千
qiān
thousand; many, numerous; very
HSK 2
3 丶
里
lǐ
unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
HSK 1
7 丶
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
3 丶
外
wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
HSK 2
5 丶
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