易守难攻
yì shǒu nán gōng
Pinyin

Definition

易守难攻
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yì shǒu nán gōng
  1. easily guarded, hard to attack

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

容易
róng yì
  1. 1 easy
  2. 2 likely
  3. 3 liable (to)
易
Yì
  1. 1 surname Yi
  2. 2 abbr. for 易經|易经[Yì jīng], the Book of Changes
轻易
qīng yì
  1. 1 easily
  2. 2 lightly
  3. 3 rashly
交易
jiāo yì
  1. 1 (business) transaction
  2. 2 business deal
  3. 3 CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
交易所
jiāo yì suǒ
  1. 1 exchange
  2. 2 stock exchange
交易日
jiāo yì rì
  1. 1 working day (in banking, share trading)
保守
bǎo shǒu
  1. 1 conservative
  2. 2 to guard
  3. 3 to keep
信守
xìn shǒu
  1. 1 to abide by
  2. 2 to keep (promises etc)
周易
Zhōu yì
  1. 1 another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易經|易经[Yì jīng]
固守
gù shǒu
  1. 1 to strongly defend one's position
  2. 2 to be entrenched
  3. 3 to cling to
围攻
wéi gōng
  1. 1 to besiege
  2. 2 to beleaguer
  3. 3 to attack from all sides
  4. 4 to jointly speak or write against sb
坚守
jiān shǒu
  1. 1 to hold fast to
  2. 2 to stick to
好不容易
hǎo bù róng yì
  1. 1 with great difficulty
  2. 2 very difficult
守
shǒu
  1. 1 to guard
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to keep watch
  4. 4 to abide by the law
  5. 5 to observe (rules or ritual)
  6. 6 nearby
  7. 7 adjoining
守住
shǒu zhu
  1. 1 to hold on to
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to keep
  4. 4 to guard
守候
shǒu hòu
  1. 1 to wait for
  2. 2 to expect
  3. 3 to keep watch
  4. 4 to watch over
  5. 5 to nurse
守夜
shǒu yè
  1. 1 to be on all-night duty
  2. 2 to be on night watch
  3. 3 to keep a vigil
守时
shǒu shí
  1. 1 punctual
守望
shǒu wàng
  1. 1 to keep watch
  2. 2 on guard
守岁
shǒu suì
  1. 1 to see in the New Year
  2. 2 to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve

Idioms (20)

他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
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
来得容易，去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
  1. 1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
出其不意，攻其不备
chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi
  1. 1 to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])
千军易得，一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
  1. 1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
因循守旧
yīn xún shǒu jiù
  1. 1 (idiom) to continue in the same old rut
  2. 2 diehard conservative attitudes
墨守成规
mò shǒu chéng guī
  1. 1 hidebound by convention (idiom)
奢易俭难
shē yì jiǎn nán
  1. 1 easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom)
守口如瓶
shǒu kǒu rú píng
  1. 1 lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
  2. 2 reticent
  3. 3 not breathing a word
守土有责
shǒu tǔ yǒu zé
  1. 1 duty to defend the country (idiom)
守望相助
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù
  1. 1 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
  2. 2 mutual help and protection
守株待兔
shǒu zhū dài tù
  1. 1 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
  2. 2 to wait idly for opportunities
  3. 3 to trust to chance rather than show initiative
守株待兔，缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
  1. 1 to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
安分守己
ān fèn shǒu jǐ
  1. 1 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
  2. 2 to know one's place
实属不易
shí shǔ bù yì
  1. 1 really not easy (idiom)
平易近人
píng yì jìn rén
  1. 1 amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going
  2. 2 modest and unassuming
  3. 3 (of writing) plain and simple
  4. 4 easy to understand
战无不胜，攻无不克
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè
  1. 1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
  2. 2 ever victorious
  3. 3 nothing they can't do
战无不胜，攻无不取
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù qǔ
  1. 1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
  2. 2 ever victorious
  3. 3 nothing they can't do
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
  1. 1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
  2. 2 stickler for tradition
改弦易辙
gǎi xián yì zhé
  1. 1 change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
  2. 2 to dance to a different tune

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