孙子兵法
Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ
Pinyin

Definition

孙子兵法
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Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ
  1. “Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī shū], written by Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sūn zǐ]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

做法
zuò fǎ
  1. 1 way of handling sth
  2. 2 method for making
  3. 3 work method
  4. 4 recipe
  5. 5 practice
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
儿子
ér zi
  1. 1 son
兔子
tù zi
  1. 1 hare
  2. 2 rabbit
  3. 3 CL:隻|只[zhī]
兵器
bīng qì
  1. 1 weaponry
  2. 2 weapons
  3. 3 arms
女子
nu:3 zǐ
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 female
妹子
mèi zi
  1. 1 (dialect) younger sister
  2. 2 girl
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
孩子们
hái zi men
  1. 1 children
想法
xiǎng fǎ
  1. 1 way of thinking
  2. 2 opinion
  3. 3 notion
  4. 4 to think of a way (to do sth)
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
房子
fáng zi
  1. 1 house
  2. 2 building (single- or two-story)
  3. 3 apartment
  4. 4 room
  5. 5 CL:棟|栋[dòng],幢[zhuàng],座[zuò],套[tào],間|间[jiān]
方法
fāng fǎ
  1. 1 method
  2. 2 way
  3. 3 means
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
日子
rì zi
  1. 1 day
  2. 2 a (calendar) date
  3. 3 days of one's life
样子
yàng zi
  1. 1 appearance
  2. 2 manner
  3. 3 pattern
  4. 4 model
法国
Fǎ guó
  1. 1 France
  2. 2 French
无法
wú fǎ
  1. 1 unable
  2. 2 incapable
特种兵
tè zhǒng bīng
  1. 1 commando
  2. 2 special forces soldier
狮子
Shī zǐ
  1. 1 Leo (star sign)
  2. 2 Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan
狮子座
Shī zi zuò
  1. 1 Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

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
以子之矛，攻子之盾
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
  1. 1 lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
  2. 2 fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
  3. 3 hoist with his own petard
以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法，以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
  2. 2 Might makes right.
以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
  1. 1 to challenge the law (idiom)
  2. 2 to knowingly violate the law
佳人才子
jiā rén cái zǐ
  1. 1 beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
  2. 2 pair of ideal lovers
先礼后兵
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
  1. 1 peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
  2. 2 jaw-jaw is better than war-war
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
  1. 1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
全民皆兵
quán mín jiē bīng
  1. 1 to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)
兵不血刃
bīng bù xuè rèn
  1. 1 lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory
兵来将挡，水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
  1. 1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
  2. 2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌，水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
  1. 1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
  2. 2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵家常事
bīng jiā cháng shì
  1. 1 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
兵强马壮
bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng
  1. 1 lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a well-trained and powerful army
兵戈扰攘
bīng gē rǎo rǎng
  1. 1 arms and confusion (idiom); turmoil of war

Sample Sentences

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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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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听起来好像《三十六计》比《孙子兵法》更适合我。
tīngqǐlái hǎoxiàng 《sānshíliùjì 》bǐ 《sūnzǐbīngfǎ 》gèng shìhé wǒ 。
It sounds like ``The Thirty-six Strategems" is more suitable for me than ``The Art of War."
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这点你就放心吧，《孙子兵法》已经被翻译成多国语言了。不过我还是建议你去买有现代汉语译文的版本，这样既可以学兵法又可以学汉语，一举两得啊。
zhèdiǎn nǐ jiù fàngxīn ba ，《sūnzǐbīngfǎ 》yǐjīng bèi fānyì chéng duō guó yǔyán le 。bùguò wǒ háishì jiànyì nǐ qù mǎi yǒu xiàndàihànyǔ yìwén de bǎnběn ，zhèyàng jì kěyǐ xué bīngfǎ yòu kěyǐ xué hànyǔ ，yìjǔliǎngdé ā 。
Don't worry. ``The Art of War" has already been translated into many different languages. But I still recommend that you buy a version with a modern Chinese translation. That way you can study both the art of war and also learn Chinese. You'll kill two birds with one stone.
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就拿《孙子兵法》的第一篇来说吧，孙子提出了决定战争胜负的五个基本要素，即人和、天时、地利、将领、法制。如果应用到现代商战中，这五个要素不正好可以理解为企业内部的团结性、竞争的时机、竞争的优势、管理者和企业的管理制度吗？
jiù ná 《sūnzǐbīngfǎ 》de dìyī piān láishuō ba ，Sūnzǐ tíchū le juédìng zhànzhēng shèngfù de wǔ ge jīběn yàosù ，jí rénhé 、tiānshí 、dìlì 、jiànglǐng 、fǎzhì 。rúguǒ yìngyòngdào xiàndài shāngzhàn zhōng ，zhè wǔ ge yàosù bù zhènghǎo kěyǐ lǐjiě wéi qǐyè nèibù de tuánjié xìng 、jìngzhēng de shíjī 、jìngzhēng de yòushì 、guǎnlǐzhě hé qǐyè de guǎnlǐ zhìdù ma ？
Well, let's talk about the first chapter in ``The Art of War." Sunzi mentions the five fundamental factors that determine victory or loss in a war. They are: popular support, timing, geography, leadership, and the rule of law. If you wanted to use these in the modern business world, wouldn't they translate very nicely as: teamwork within the company, opportunities for competition, competitive advantages, managers and management's rules?
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这你就有所不知了。“商场如战场”，军事谋略也可以运用到商战中。事实上，现在国内外的许多企业家都把《孙子兵法》当作商业教科书来学习呢。
zhè nǐ jiù yǒusuǒbùzhī le 。“shāngchǎng rú zhànchǎng ”，jūnshì móulüè yě kěyǐ yùnyòngdào shāngzhàn zhōng 。shìshíshàng ，xiànzài guónèiwài de xǔduō qǐyèjiā dōu bǎ 《sūnzǐbīngfǎ 》dàngzuò shāngyè jiàokēshū lái xuéxí ne 。
You don't get it. ``The field of commerce is like a field of battle." You can use military strategies in the business world. A lot of domestic and foreign companies are using ``The Art of War" as a textbook for doing business.
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孙子兵法》，那不是中国古代的兵书吗？你又不打仗看它干吗？
sūnzǐbīngfǎ 》，nà bù shì Zhōngguó gǔdài de bīngshū ma ？nǐ yòu bù dǎzhàng kàn tā gànma ？
Isn't ``The Art of War" an ancient Chinese book on military strategy? You're not a soldier-- why are you reading that?
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可不是嘛，要想在商场上战胜对手赚大钱，不仅要有勇，更得有谋才行，所以我最近正研究《孙子兵法》呢。
kě bùshì ma ，yāoxiǎng zài shāngchǎng shàng zhànshèng duìshǒu zhuàn dàqián ，bùjǐn yào yǒu yǒng ，gèng děi yǒu móu cái xíng ，suǒyǐ wǒ zuìjìn zhèng yánjiū 《sūnzǐbīngfǎ 》ne 。
Ain't it the truth. If you want to beat your opponents in the marketplace and make a lot of money, it's not enough to be bold. You've gotta have some schemes. So I've been studying Sunzi's ``The Art of War" lately.
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