避其銳氣,擊其惰歸 bì qí ruì qì , jī qí duò guī

avoid enemy at full strength; hit when tired

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
to avoid; to keep away from; to shun
its; their; it (refers to sth preceding it)
acute
to get angry; air; gas
to hit; to strike; to break
its; their; it (refers to sth preceding it)
lazy
to return; to go back to; to belong to