修昔底德陷阱 xiū xī dǐ dé xiàn jǐng

DEFINITIONS

  1. Thucydides trap (theory that war results when a dominant established power fears the rise of a rival power)

CHARACTERS

修 xiū
HSK 4
study; repair; cultivate
昔 xī
HSK 6
formerly; ancient; in beginning
底 dǐ
HSK 4
bottom, underneath, underside
德 dé
HSK 5
ethics, morality, virtue
陷 xiàn
HSK 6
submerge, sink, plunge; trap
阱 jǐng
HSK 6
pitfall, trap, snare