声东击西
shēng dōng jī xī
Pinyin

Definition

声东击西
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shēng dōng jī xī
  1. to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom)
  2. to create a diversion

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

东西
dōng xī
  1. 1 east and west
西
Xī
  1. 1 the West
  2. 2 abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá]
  3. 3 Spanish
西安
Xī ān
  1. 1 Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shǎn xī Shěng] in northwest China
  2. 2 see 西安區|西安区[Xī ān qū]
西瓜
xī guā
  1. 1 watermelon
  2. 2 CL:顆|颗[kē],粒[lì],個|个[ge]
西游记
Xī yóu Jì
  1. 1 Journey to the West, Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
  2. 2 also called Pilgrimage to the West or Monkey
中西
Zhōng Xī
  1. 1 China and the West
  2. 2 Chinese-Western
切尔西
Qiè ěr xī
  1. 1 Chelsea
卡西欧
Kǎ xī ōu
  1. 1 Casio
印度尼西亚
Yìn dù ní xī yà
  1. 1 Indonesia
可可西里
Kě kě xī lǐ
  1. 1 Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qīng Zàng gāo yuán]
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
  1. 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to part ways with sb
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
墨西哥
Mò xī gē
  1. 1 Mexico
大西洋
Dà xī yáng
  1. 1 Atlantic Ocean
山西
Shān xī
  1. 1 Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原
山西省
Shān xī shěng
  1. 1 Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原
巴西
Bā xī
  1. 1 Brazil
广西
Guǎng xī
  1. 1 Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区 in South Central China, on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂, capital Nanning 南寧|南宁
  2. 2 until 1959, Guangxi province
新西兰
Xīn xī lán
  1. 1 New Zealand
梅西
Méi xī
  1. 1 Lionel Messi (1987-), Argentine footballer
江西
Jiāng xī
  1. 1 Jiangxi province (Kiangsi) in southeast China, abbr. 赣, capital Nanchang 南昌

Idioms (20)

中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
  1. 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
  1. 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to part ways with sb
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
  1. 1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià
  1. 1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
  1. 1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hell freezes over
  3. 3 pigs can fly
情人眼里出西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shī
  1. 1 lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
情人眼里有西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī shī
  1. 1 In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
  1. 1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
  2. 2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī
  1. 1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
  2. 2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
  1. 1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
日落西山
rì luò xī shān
  1. 1 the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end
  2. 2 fig. time of decline
  3. 3 the end of an era
  4. 4 Sic transit gloria mundi
东倒西歪
dōng dǎo xī wāi
  1. 1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
  2. 2 to sway
  3. 3 (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
东兔西乌
dōng tù xī wū
  1. 1 lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the passage of time
东奔西走
dōng bēn xī zǒu
  1. 1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
  2. 2 to bustle about
  3. 3 to hopscotch
  4. 4 also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dōng pǎo xī diān]
东奔西跑
dōng bēn xī pǎo
  1. 1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
  2. 2 to bustle about
东家长西家短
dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn
  1. 1 to gossip (idiom)
东张西望
dōng zhāng xī wàng
  1. 1 to look in all directions (idiom)
  2. 2 to glance around
东征西怨
dōng zhēng xī yuàn
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
东征西讨
dōng zhēng xī tǎo
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě
  1. 1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently

Sample Sentences

是啊！我也声东击西了，我假装喜欢一个天菜同事，请她当我的军师，给我参谋参谋...她还是没领悟到我喜欢她。
shì a ！wǒ yě shēngdōngjīxī le ，wǒ jiǎzhuāng xǐhuan yī gè tiāncài tóngshì ，qǐng tā dāng wǒ de jūnshī ，gěi wǒ cānmou cānmou ...tā háishì méi lǐngwù dào wǒ xǐhuan tā 。
Yeah! I also made a sound in the east, then attacked in the west. I pretended to like a coworker that was just my type and asked her to be my military adviser to offer me some advice... and she still didn't realize that I like her.
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行得通！怎么行不通？等他陷入你的甜言蜜语以后，就使用三十六计之第六计，声东击西。
xíng de tōng ！zěnme xíngbutōng ？děng tā xiànrù nǐ de tiányánmìyǔ yǐhòu ，jiù shǐyòng Sānshíliù jì zhī dì liù jì ，shēngdōngjīxī 。
Of course it would work! Why would it not work? Once she has fallen into your web of sweet nothings, you can use strategy number six of The Thirty-Six Stratagems - make a sound in the east and attack in the west (create a diversion).
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声东击西？喔！这我听过，就是先派出自己的朋友，假装想认识他，看看结果怎么样，再规划下一步...
shēngdōngjīxī ？ō ！zhè wǒ tīng guo ，jiùshì xiān pàichū zìjǐ de péngyou ，jiǎzhuāng xiǎng rènshi tā ，kàn kan jiéguǒ zěnmeyàng ，zài guīhuà xiàyībù . . .
Create a diversion? Ah, this I've heard of. First, send one of your own friends, ask your friends to get to know them under false pretences, then see how it goes and then plan you next move...
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有道理！不过，我这么声东击西，要是他就是迟钝到不知道我喜欢她该怎么办呀？而且瞒天过海这招，也不好使，我说不出口。
yǒudàolǐ ！bùguò ，wǒ zhème shēngdōngjīxī ，yàoshì tā jiù shì chídùn dào bù zhīdào wǒ xǐhuan tā gāi zěnme bàn ya ？érqiě mántiānguòhǎi zhè zhāo ，yě bù hǎo shǐ ，wǒ shuō bù chūkǒu 。
That makes sense! But, what happens if I make too big a diversion, to the point where she doesn't know I like her? Also, an undercover plan, that's difficult to execute. It's hard for me to say those "sweet nothings" out loud.
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