Meaning of 欲擒故纵
欲擒故纵 means to capture by deliberately letting go; to play hard to get in order to gain better control. Pronounced yù qín gù zòng.
- to capture by deliberately letting go; to play hard to get in order to gain better control
Definitions & Examples
Jǐng警
chá方
jué决
dìng定
yù欲
qín擒
gù故
zòng纵
，
ràng让
xiǎo小
tōu偷
fàng放
sōng松
jǐng警
tì惕
hòu后
zài再
shí实
shī施
zhuā抓
bǔ捕
。
The police decided to play hard to get, letting the thief lower his guard before making the arrest.
Tā她
duì对
zhuī追
qiú求
zhě者
yù欲
qín擒
gù故
zòng纵
，
qí其
shí实
xīn心
lǐ里
hěn很
xǐ喜
huan欢
duì对
fāng方
。
She played hard to get with her suitors, but actually liked them very much.
Zhū诸
gě葛
liàng亮
yù欲
qín擒
gù故
zòng纵
，
qī七
qín擒
mèng孟
huò获
shǐ使
qí其
xīn心
yuè悦
chéng诚
fú服
。
Zhuge Liang captured Meng Huo seven times by deliberately letting him go each time, until Meng Huo submitted wholeheartedly.
Zài在
zhè这
chǎng场
shāng商
yè业
tán谈
pàn判
zhōng中
，
tā他
men们
cǎi采
qǔ取
le了
yù欲
qín擒
gù故
zòng纵
de的
cè策
lüè略
，
xiān先
ràng让
bù步
zài再
zhēng争
qǔ取
gèng更
dà大
lì利
yì益
。
In these business negotiations, they adopted a strategy of playing hard to get, making concessions first to gain greater benefits later.
Relations
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
种/ zhǒng
计/ jì