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先礼后兵【xiān lǐ hòu bīng】

lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom)
fig. diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war

先礼后兵【xiān lǐ hòu bīng】

lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom)
fig. diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war

先

HSK 11

含义first, former, previous

拼音xiān

礼

HSK 2

含义social custom; manners; courtesy; rites

拼音lǐ

后

HSK 13

含义queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

拼音hòu

兵

HSK 43

含义soldier, troops

拼音bīng