苦肉计 kǔ ròu jì

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 37728th word

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)
计 jì HSK 4
to calculate; to count; to plan