十六字诀 shí liù zì jué

Mao’s 16-character guerrilla warfare motto

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. 16-character formula, esp. Mao Zedong's mantra on guerrilla warfare: 敵進我退,敵駐我擾,敵疲我打,敌进我退,敌驻我扰,敌疲我打,敌退我追[di2 jin4 wo3 tui4 , di2 zhu4 wo3 rao3 , di2 pi2 wo3 da3 , di2 tui4 wo3 zhui1] when the enemy advances we retreat; when the enemy makes camp we harass; when the enemy is exhausted we fight; and when the enemy retreats we pursue

Characters

Character Meaning
ten; 10
six; 6
character; symbol; word
tricks of the trade