孙子 (孫子)
sūn zi
Pinyin

Definition

孙子 (孫子)
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sūn zi
  1. grandson
  2. son's son
孙子 (孫子)
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Sūn zǐ
  1. Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sūn Wǔ] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī shū]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

儿子
ér zi
  1. 1 son
女子
nǚ zǐ
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 female
妻子
qī zǐ
  1. 1 wife and children
子
zǐ
  1. 1 son
  2. 2 child
  3. 3 seed
  4. 4 egg
  5. 5 small thing
  6. 6 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
  7. 7 Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
  8. 8 ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
孩子
hái zi
  1. 1 child

Idioms (20)

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
  1. 1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
  2. 2 one doesn't act without some incentive
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
  1. 1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
  2. 2 general term for scoundrel
仁人君子
rén rén jūn zǐ
  1. 1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person

Sample Sentences

孙子曰：夫用兵之法，全国为上，破国次之，全军为上，破军次之；全旅为上，破旅次之；全卒为上，破卒次之；全伍为上，破伍次之。
Sūnzǐ yuē ：fú yòngbīng zhī fǎ ，quán guó wéishàng ，pò guó cìzhī ，quán jūn wéishàng ，pò jūn cìzhī ；quán lǚ wéishàng ，pò lǚ cìzhī ；quán zú wéishàng ，pò zú cìzhī ；quán wǔ wéishàng ，pò wǔ cìzhī 。
Sun Tzu said: deployment of the army is based on the country, the entire army and their smaller battalions being placed first while battle is second best choice.
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孙子曰：凡用兵之法，驰车千驷，革车千乘，带甲十万，千里馈粮。
Sūnzǐ yuē ：fán yòngbīng zhī fǎ ，chíchē qiān sì ，géchē qiān shèng ，dàijiǎ shíwàn ，qiānlǐ kuì liáng 。
Sun tzu said: To mobilize an army, we need light and heavy vehicles of 1000 each, 100,000 soldiers, food and necessities.
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孙子曰：兵者，国之大事。
Sūnzǐ yuē ：bīng zhě ，guó zhī dàshì 。
The first paragraph plan: Sun Tzu said: soldiers are national affairs
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很多商界大佬会借鉴《孙子兵法》中的管理策略。
hěnduō shāngjiè dàlǎo huì jièjiàn 《SūnzǐBīngfǎ 》zhōng de guǎnlǐ cèlu:è 。
Many business leaders refer to the management strategies in Sun Tzu's Art of War.
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但其实孙子是一个反战者，他认为正面的战争极度消耗资源，他推崇不战而胜。
dàn qíshí Sūnzǐ shì yīgē fǎnzhàn zhě ，tā rènwéi zhèngmiàn de zhànzhēng jídù xiāohào zīyuán ，tā tuīchóng bùzhànérshèng 。
But in fact, he opposes war and believes head on confrontation type of war is extremely resource-consuming. He advocates victory without fighting.
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那肯定是《孙子兵法》了！它是世界上最早的军事著作、中国兵家经典。
nà kěndìng shì 《SūnzǐBīngfǎ 》le ！tā shì shìjièshàng zuìzǎo de jūnshì zhùzuò 、Zhōngguó Bīngjiā jīngdiǎn 。
That must be "The Art of War"! It is the earliest military work in the world and a classic of Chinese military.
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小明的老婆想做丁克族，可小明是家中的独子，老头老太都等着抱孙子传宗接代的，你说能答应吗？这才拖了这么多年。
Xiǎo Míng de lǎopó xiǎngzuò dīngkèzú ，kě Xiǎo Míng shì jiāzhōng de dúzǐ ，lǎotóu lǎotài dōu děng zhe bào sūnzi chuánzōngjiēdài de ，nǐ shuō néng dāying ma ？zhè cái tuō le zhème duō nián 。
Xiaoming's wife wants to be a DINK (double income no kids) couple, but Xiaoming is an only son, so his mum and dad were expecting to have grandchildren to cuddle and carry on the family line. Could you agree to that? That's why it took this many years.
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你是没有，但是你妈每次说起生孩子的事，谁都听得出来她在等着抱孙子。
nǐ shì méiyǒu ，dànshì nǐ mā měicì shuōqǐ shēng háizi de shì ，shéidōu tīng de chūlái tā zài děng zhe bào sūnzi 。
You may not have, but every time your mother brings up children it's clear to everyone that she's waiting for a grandson.
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老人家想抱孙子是很正常的，放心吧，我不是什么皇上，不是非得要一个儿子继承王位，也没有别的女人来跟你抢老公。
lǎorénjiā xiǎng bào sūnzi shì hěn zhèngcháng de ，fàngxīn ba ，wǒ bùshì shénme huángshàng ，bùshì fēiděi yào yī gè érzi jìchéng wángwèi ，yěméiyǒu biéde nǚrén lái gēn nǐ qiǎng lǎogōng 。
It's normal for older people to want to have a grandson to hold in their arms, relax! I'm not an Emperor, I'm not counting on a son to inherit my realm and there's no other women out to nab me from you.
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我带孙子来这里玩。
wǒ dài sūnzi lái zhèlǐ wánr 。
I brought my grandson here to play.
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