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

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

避 bì
HSK 5
avoid; turn aside; escape; hide
其 qí
HSK 3
his, her, its, their; that
銳 ruì sharp, keen, acute, pointed
氣 qì air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
擊 jī strike, hit, beat; attack, fight
其 qí
HSK 3
his, her, its, their; that
惰 duò
HSK 6
indolent, careless, lazy, idle
歸 guī return; return to, revert to