Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
明修栈道，暗渡陈仓 míng xiū zhàn dào ， àn dù chén cāng
fig. to feign one thing while doing another
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. fig. to feign one thing while doing another
- 2. to cheat under cover of a diversion
- 3. lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河wèi hé at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 刘邦liú bāng in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 项羽xiàng yǔ of Chu)
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bright; (of meaning) clear; to understand
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to repair; to cultivate; to write
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a warehouse; wood or bamboo trestlework
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to say; to speak; to talk
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dark; hidden; secret
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to cross; to pass through; to ferry
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surname Chen; to display; to lay out
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storehouse; granary; barn
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