声东击西 shēng dōng jī xī

DEFINITIONS

  1. to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom)
  2. to create a diversion

CHARACTERS

声 shēng
HSK 3
sound, voice, noise; tone; music
东 dōng
HSK 1
east, eastern, eastward
击 jī
HSK 5
strike, hit, beat; attack, fight
西 xī
HSK 1
west(ern); westward, occident