- see 三十六計,三十六计,走为上策【sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè】
Generated definitions (experimental)
- The best strategy is to retreat.
This phrase emphasizes that sometimes the wisest decision in a challenging situation is to withdraw rather than confront the problem directly.
Faced with a strong enemy, he decided to retreat.
Generated collocations (experimental)
sān shí liù jì三十六计the thirty-six stratagemszǒu wéi shàng jì走为上计to retreat is the best strategysān shí liù jì三十六计zǒu wéi shàng jì走为上计the best strategy among the thirty-six stratagems is to fleezǒu走wéi为shǎng上Cè策to escape is the best planyǒu bèi wú huàn有备无患to prepare is better than to worryzhì智yǒng勇Shuāng双Quán全to have both wisdom and courageyùn yòng运用sān shí liù jì三十六计to apply the thirty-six stratagemsyǐn rěn bù fā隐忍不发to endure and not reveal oneselfcè mǎ策马táo pǎo逃跑to flee on horsebackdiào hǔ lí shān调虎离山to lure the tiger away from its mountain lairshēng dōng jī xī声东击西to make a feint in the east and attack in the westgé shān隔山dá打Niú牛to hit the cow across the mountain (a roundabout way to achieve a goal)