- 攻心为上 gōngxīnwéishàng psychological warfare is bestWinning over the heart or mind is the best tactic; a psychological offensive is superior to physical force.
- 走为上策 zǒuwéishàngcè running away is the best optionto choose flight as the best course of action among available strategies; the best thing to do is leave
- 走为上计 zǒuwéishàngjì the best thing to do is leaveescaping or avoiding a difficult situation is the best strategy; one of the thirty-six stratagems, it suggests that when all else fails, retreat is the best option
- 三十六计，走为上计 sānshíliùjìzǒuwéishàngjì fleeing is the best optionThe best thing to do when a situation is hopeless is to leave; of the thirty-six stratagems, running away is the best one.
- 三十六计，走为上策 sānshíliùjìzǒuwéishàngcè of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to fleeUsed when a situation has become hopeless or unmanageable to suggest that leaving or running away is the best course of action; also written as [[三十六计，走为上计|三十六計，走為上計|san1 shi2 liu4 ji4 zou3 wei2 shang4 ji4]].
- 走为上 zǒuwéishàng the best thing to do is leaveoriginally the last of the [[三十六计|三十六計|san1 shi2 liu4 ji4]], suggesting that the best option is to flee when facing a hopeless situation; used more generally to mean the best thing to do is walk away
