| 将计就计 |
jiāng jì jiù jì |
to beat sb at their own game (idiom) |
| 将 |
jiāng |
will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) |
| 将 |
jiàng |
(bound form) a general / (literary) to command; to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) |
| 将 |
qiāng |
to desire / to invite / to request |
| 计 |
Jì |
surname Ji |
| 计 |
jì |
to calculate / to compute / to count / to regard as important / to plan / ruse / meter / gauge |
| 就 |
jiù |
(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then / (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after / (same as 就是) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly / only; as little as / as much as; as many as / to approach; to move towards / to undertake; to engage in / (often followed by 着) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to; concerning / (pattern: 就 ... 也 ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不 ... 就 ...) if not ... then must be ... |
| 计 |
Jì |
surname Ji |
| 计 |
jì |
to calculate / to compute / to count / to regard as important / to plan / ruse / meter / gauge |