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缓兵之计
huǎn​bīng​zhī​jì

delaying tactics

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 缓 緩 huǎn
    to postpone
    to postpone; to delay; to defer or stall
  2. 兵 bīng
    army
    army; troops; military forces
  3. 之 zhī particle
    [possessive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.
  4. 计 計 jì noun
    plan
    a plan; a strategy; a ruse; an idea; a scheme