苦肉計 kǔ ròu jì

the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence
  2. 2. CL 条tiáo

Characters

Character Meaning
苦 kǔ HSK 4
bitter; to suffer; hardship
肉 ròu HSK 2
meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit)
計 jì
to calculate; to count; to plan