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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]

孙悟空

Sūn Wù kōng

1 Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì]
2 Son Goku, the main character in Dragon Ball 七龍珠|七龙珠[Qī lóng zhū]

Idioms (3)

儿孙自有儿孙福

ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú

1 younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)

名落孙山

míng luò Sūn Shān

1 lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sūn Shān] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
2 fig. to fail an exam
3 to fall behind (in a competition)

含饴弄孙

hán yí nòng sūn

1 lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom)
2 fig. to enjoy a happy and leisurely old age

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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作者姓孙，单名武字，生于春秋时期。

zuòzhě xìng Sūn ，dānmíngwǔzì ，sheg1yú Chūnqiū shíqī 。

The author’s first name was Sun, given name Wu, he was born in the Spring and Autumn Period.

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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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新娘捧茶很大方，两姓结缘来合婚，早生贵子多富贵，日后百子传千孙。

xīnniáng pěng chá hěn dàfang ，liǎng xìng jiéyuán lái héhūn ，zǎoshēngguìzǐ duō fù guì ，rìhòu bǎi zǐ chuán qiān sūn 。

I'm honored to drink tea with the bride. I hope that the marriage between your two families will bring you a child and much wealth. And may your many children have many children of their own.

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听说孙秘书病了，已经住院两天了。

tīngshuō sūn mìshū bìng le ，yǐjīng zhùyuàn liǎngtiān le 。

I heard that Mr Sun is sick and that he's been in hospital for two days already.

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