缓兵之计 huǎnbīngzhījì delaying tactics Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 缓 緩 huǎn to postpone to postpone; to delay; to defer or stall兵 bīng army army; troops; military forces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.计 計 jì noun plan a plan; a strategy; a ruse; an idea; a scheme