chāo
hòu

common

Meaning of 抄后路

抄后路 means to outflank; to attack from the rear; to cut off someone's retreat; to block the way back. Pronounced chāo hòu lù.

  • to outflank; to attack from the rear
  • to cut off someone's retreat; to block the way back
  • to undermine; to sabotage from a fundamental angle

Definitions & Examples

jūn
pài
chū
zhī
xiǎo
fēn
duì
chāo
hòu
 
luàn
le
rén
de
zhèn
jiǎo
 

Our army sent out a small detachment to outflank the enemy, throwing their formation into disarray.

huān
zài
biàn
lùn
zhōng
chāo
hòu
 
zhǐ
chū
duì
fāng
luó
de
gēn
běn
cuò
 

He likes to outflank his opponents in debates by pointing out the fundamental flaws in their logic.