出其不意，攻其不備 chū qí bù yì ， gōng qí bù bèi

to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法sūn zǐ bīng fǎ)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法sūn zǐ bīng fǎ)

Characters

Character Meaning
出 chū HSK 1
to go out; to come out
其 qí HSK 3
its; their; it (refers to sth preceding it)
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
意 yì HSK 2
meaning; idea; thought
攻 gōng HSK 6
to attack; to study; to accuse
其 qí HSK 3
its; their; it (refers to sth preceding it)
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
備 bèi
to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip