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缓兵之计

huǎn bīng zhī jìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
delaying tactics / stalling / measures to stave off an attack / stratagem to win a respite
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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:

緩兵之計 缓兵之计 [huan3 bing1 zhi1 ji4] /delaying tactics; stalling; measures to stave off an attack; stratagem to win a respite/

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Other forms in these source records: 緩兵之計

  • 缓
    huǎn

    slow / unhurried / sluggish / gradual / not tense / relaxed / to postpone / to defer / to stall / to stave off / to revive / to recuperate

  • 兵
    bīng

    soldiers / a force / an army / weapons / arms / military / warlike / CL:個|个[gè]

  • 之
    zhī

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

  • 计
    jì

    to calculate / to compute / to count / to regard as important / to plan / ruse / meter / gauge

    Jì

    surname Ji

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.