按兵不动
àn​bīng​bù​dòng

bide one's time

  • created sense approved 按兵不动/按兵不動 · àn​bīng​bù​dòng · bide one's time

    按兵不动 / 按兵不動

    àn​bīng​bù​dòng

    bide one's time

    to hold back one's troops without moving; to bide one's time

    面对复杂的局势，他决定先按兵不动，观察后续的发展。

    idiom

    created sense