緩兵之計 huǎn bīng zhī jì

DEFINITIONS

  1. delaying tactics
  2. stalling
  3. measures to stave off an attack
  4. stratagem to win a respite

CHARACTERS

緩 huǎn slow, leisurely; to postpone, delay
兵 bīng
HSK 5
soldier, troops
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
計 jì plan, plot; stratagem; scheme