| 三十六计，走为上策 |
sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè |
of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom) / the best thing to do is leave |
| 三 |
Sān |
surname San |
| 三 |
sān |
three / 3 |
| 三十 |
sān shí |
thirty / 30 |
| 三十六计 |
sān shí liù jì |
The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction / all the possible schemes and stratagems |
| 十 |
shí |
ten / 10 |
| 十六 |
shí liù |
sixteen / 16 |
| 六 |
liù |
six / 6 |
| 六 |
lù |
used in place names |
| 计 |
Jì |
surname Ji |
| 计 |
jì |
to calculate / to compute / to count / to regard as important / to plan / ruse / meter / gauge |
| 走 |
zǒu |
to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走) / to change (shape, form, meaning) |
| 走为上 |
zǒu wéi shàng |
see 三十六计，走为上策 |
| 为 |
wéi |
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice) |
| 为 |
wèi |
because of / for / to |
| 为 |
wéi |
variant of 为 |
| 为 |
wèi |
variant of 为 |
| 为上 |
wéi shàng |
to be valued above all else |
| 上 |
shǎng |
used in 上声 |
| 上 |
shàng |
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above |
| 上策 |
shàng cè |
best course of action; best policy |
| 策 |
Cè |
surname Ce |
| 策 |
cè |
policy / plan / scheme / bamboo slip for writing (old) / to whip (a horse) / to encourage / riding crop with sharp spines (old) / essay written for the imperial examinations (old) / upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy |
| 策 |
cè |
variant of 策 |
| 策 |
cè |
variant of 策 |