shàng shàng zhī cèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the best policy / the best thing one can do in the circumstances
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Original source entry:

上上之策 上上之策 [shang4 shang4 zhi1 ce4] /the best policy/the best thing one can do in the circumstances/

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上上之策
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