曲線救國 qū xiàn jiù guó

save the nation by indirect, covert means

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (of sb who ostensibly collaborated with the Japanese during the Sino-Japanese war of 1937-1945) to secretly work for the Nationalists or against the Communists

Characters

Character Meaning
曲 qū HSK 6
bent; crooked; wrong
線 xiàn
line; wire; thread
救 jiù HSK 5
to save; to rescue; to assist
國 guó
country; nation; state