缓兵之计 huǎn bīng zhī jì

delaying tactics; stalling; stratagem to win a respite

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
缓 huǎn HSK 5
slow; unhurried; not tense
兵 bīng HSK 5
soldiers; military; weapons
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
计 jì HSK 4
to calculate; to count; to plan