- see 三十六計,走為上策|三十六计,走为上策[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4 , zou3 wei2 shang4 ce4]
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)