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运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外

yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wàidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

運籌帷幄之中，決勝千里之外 运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外 [yun4 chou2 wei2 wo4 zhi1 zhong1 , jue2 sheng4 qian1 li3 zhi1 wai4] /a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 運籌帷幄之中，決勝千里之外

  • 运
    yùn

    to move / to transport / to use / to apply / fortune / luck / fate

  • 筹
    chóu

    chip (in gambling) / token (for counting) / ticket / to prepare / to plan / to raise (funds) / resource / way / means

  • 帷
    wéi

    curtain / screen

  • 幄
    wò

    tent

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 中
    zhōng

    within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right

    zhòng

    to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)

    Zhōng

    (bound form) China / Chinese / surname Zhong

  • 决
    jué

    to decide / to determine / to execute (sb) / (of a dam etc) to breach or burst / definitely / certainly

  • 胜
    shèng

    victory / success / to beat / to defeat / to surpass / victorious / superior to / to get the better of / better than / surpassing / superb (of vista) / beautiful (scenery) / wonderful (view) / (Taiwan pr. [shēng]) able to bear / equal to (a task)

  • 千
    qiān

    thousand / used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiū qiān]

  • 里
    lǐ

    lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里[lǐ] / li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhèn] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lín] levels

    Lǐ

    surname Li

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 外
    wài

    outside / in addition / foreign / external

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