hide supplies from enemy; cache
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to hide away supplies (so as not to fall into enemy hands); to cache; to secrete
technicalA military term often used in the context of '坚壁清野' (scorched earth policy), referring to the tactic of hiding food and supplies before enemy arrival.
Cūn村
mín民
men们
bǎ把
liáng粮
shi食
jiān坚
bì壁
zài在
shān山
dòng洞
lǐ里
。
The villagers cached the grain in the cave.
Bǎ把
wù物
zī资
jiān坚
bì壁
qǐ起
lái来
，
bù不
ràng让
dí敌
rén人
dé得
dào到
。
Hide the supplies away so the enemy cannot get them.
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Jiān坚
bì壁
qīng清
yě野
shì是
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
fáng防
yù御
cè策
lüè略
。
Scorched earth is a traditional defensive strategy.