Meaning of 围魏救赵
围魏救赵 means to relieve the besieged by besieging the base of the besiegers; indirect strategy. Pronounced wéi Wèi jiù Zhào.
- to relieve the besieged by besieging the base of the besiegers; indirect strategy
Definitions & Examples
Zhàn战
guó国
shí时
qī期
，
Sūn孙
Bìn膑
yòng用
wéi围
Wèi魏
jiù救
Zhào赵
de的
jì计
cè策
dà大
bài败
Wèi魏
jūn军
。
During the Warring States period, Sun Bin used the 'besieging Wei to rescue Zhao' strategy to defeat the Wei army.
Tā他
men们
cǎi采
qǔ取
wéi围
Wèi魏
jiù救
Zhào赵
de的
cè策
lüè略
，
gōng攻
jī击
jìng竞
zhēng争
duì对
shǒu手
de的
bó薄
ruò弱
huán环
jié节
。
They adopted an indirect approach, attacking the competitor's weak links to relieve pressure on their own position.
Zài在
zhè这
chǎng场
shāng商
zhàn战
zhōng中
，
wéi围
Wèi魏
jiù救
Zhào赵
wǎng往
wǎng往
bǐ比
zhèng正
miàn面
jiāo交
fēng锋
gèng更
yǒu有
xiào效
。
In this business war, the indirect approach is often more effective than head-on confrontation.
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Measure Words
计/ jì
Primary
个/ gè