Meaning of 后发制人
后发制人 means to wait for one's opponent to make the first move before countering to secure victory; to gain advantage by letting the enemy strike first. Pronounced hòu fā zhì rén.
- to wait for one's opponent to make the first move before countering to secure victory; to gain advantage by letting the enemy strike first
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
biàn辩
lùn论
zhōng中
，
tā他
bìng并
bù不
jí急
yú于
fǎn反
bó驳
，
ér而
shì是
cǎi采
qǔ取
hòu后
fā发
zhì制
rén人
de的
cè策
lüè略
，
děng等
duì对
fāng方
lòu露
chū出
pò破
zhàn绽
zài再
yī一
jī击
zhì制
shèng胜
。
In the debate, he wasn't eager to refute but instead adopted a strategy of gaining mastery by striking only after the opponent had struck, waiting for the other side to show a weakness before striking a winning blow.
Miàn面
duì对
lái来
shì势
xiōng汹
xiōng汹
de的
duì对
shǒu手
，
wǒ我
men们
jué决
dìng定
hòu后
fā发
zhì制
rén人
，
yǐ以
jìng静
zhì制
dòng动
。
Facing a formidable opponent, we decided to wait for them to make the first move before countering, using stillness to control motion.
Zài在
shāng商
yè业
jìng竞
zhēng争
zhōng中
，
zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
bù不
máng盲
mù目
gēn跟
suí随
shì市
chǎng场
cháo潮
liú流
，
ér而
shì是
hòu后
fā发
zhì制
rén人
，
wán完
shàn善
chǎn产
pǐn品
hòu后
zài再
yī一
jǔ举
chāo超
yuè越
duì对
shǒu手
。
In business competition, this company doesn't blindly follow market trends but instead waits for competitors to act first, perfecting its product before overtaking them in one move.
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