①
kōng chéng jì empty city strategy; double bluff strategy (idiom)
空
城
计
②
wèi guó Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 战国七雄; Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms
魏
国
③
jiāng jūn general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate; fig. to embarrass; to challenge; to put sb on the spot
将
军
④
sī mǎ official post of minister of war in pre-han Chinese states; two-character surname Sima
司
马
⑤
sī mǎ yì Sima Yi (179-251), warlord under Cao Cao and subsequently founder of the Jin dynasty
司
马
懿
⑥
dài lǐng to guide; to lead
带
领
⑦
shí wǔ wàn One hundred and fifty thousand
十
五
万
⑧
dà jūn army; main forces
大
军
⑨
gōng dǎ to attack (the enemy)
攻
打
⑩
zhè shí at this time; at this moment
这
时
⑪
zhèng zài in the process of (doing something or happening); while (doing)
正
在
⑫
de of
dí exact
dì target
的
⑬
zhū gě two-character surname Zhuge
诸
葛
⑭
zhū gě liàng Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀汉 during the Three Kingdoms period; the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三国演义, where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius; mastermind
诸
葛
亮
⑮
shēn biān at one's side; on hand
身
边
⑯
méi yǒu haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
没
有
⑰
dà jiàng a general or admiral
大
将
⑱
tā he
他
⑲
五
千
⑳
shì bīng soldier
士
兵
㉑
yī bàn half
一
半
㉒
yùn revolve
运
㉓
liáng cǎo army provisions; rations and fodder
粮
草
㉔
le (particle, completion)
liǎo understand
了
㉕
bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased
不
在
㉖
yī gè one
一
个
㉗
chōng jìn break in; burst in; force into
冲
进
㉘
jìn lái to come in
进
来
㉙
bào gào to inform; to report; to make known; report; speech; talk; lecture
报
告
㉚
shuō speak
shuì persuade
说
㉛
cáo jūn Cao's Army
曹
军
㉜
yǐ jīng already
已
经
㉝
xiàng xī westward
向
西
㉞
guò lái to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of
guò lai to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of
过
来
㉟
dēng step on
登
㉠
yuǎn wàng to gaze afar; to look into the distance
远
望
㉡
yuǎn fāng far away; a distant location
远
方
㉢
guǒ rán really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed
果
然
㉣
chén tǔ dust
尘
土
㉤
fēi yáng to rise; to fly upward
飞
扬
㉥
分
两
路
㉦
杀
过
来
㉧
zhòng rén everyone
众
人
㉨
xīn jīng fearful; apprehensive
心
惊
㉩
xīn jīng dǎn zhàn lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear; scared witless
心
惊
胆
战
㉪
bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
不
知
㉫
rú hé how; what way; what
如
何
㉬
rú hé shì hǎo What is the right thing to do?
如
何
是
好
㉭
què but
却
㉮
xià lìng to give an order; to command
下
令
51
dǎ kāi to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on
打
开
52
chéng mén city gate
城
门
53
ān pái to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans
安
排
54
yī xiē some; a few; a little
一
些
55
bàn chéng Dressed as
扮
成
56
lǎo bǎi xìng ordinary people; the person in the street
老
百
姓
57
bǎi xìng common people
百
姓
58
mén kǒu doorway; gate
门
口
59
dǎ sǎo to clean; to sweep
打
扫
60
zì jǐ oneself; one's own
自
己
61
bù huāng bù máng calm and unhurried (idiom); composed; to take matters calmly
不
慌
不
忙
62
zǒu shàng Embark on; walk on
走
上
63
chéng lóu city gate tower
城
楼
64
zuò xia to sit down
坐
下
65
xià lai to come down; (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)
下
来
66
cóng róng to go easy; unhurried; calm; Taiwan pr. [cong1 rong2]
从
容
67
tán qín to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument
弹
琴
68
bù jiǔ not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after
不
久
69
lái dào to come; to arrive
来
到
70
lóu xià downstairs
楼
下
71
kàn dào see
看
到
72
zhè zhǒng this; this kind of; this sort of; this type of
这
种
73
qíng kuàng circumstances; state of affairs; situation
情
况
74
bù gǎn dare not
不
敢
75
lián máng promptly; at once
连
忙
76
qù xiàng the position of sth; whereabouts
去
向
77
xiāng xìn to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true
相
信
78
qīn zì personally
亲
自
79
qí mǎ to ride a horse
骑
马
80
qián qù go ahead
前
去
81
chá kàn to watch; to look carefully at
察
看
82
yuǎn yuǎn distant
远
远
83
yuǎn yuǎn de Far away; From a distance
远
远
地
84
guò qu (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
过
去
85
kàn jiàn to see; to catch sight of
看
见
86
lóu shàng upstairs
楼
上
87
ruò wú qí shì as if nothing had happened (idiom); calmly; nonchalantly
若
无
其
事
88
jiē dào street; subdistrict; residential district
街
道
89
huái yí to doubt; to suspect; doubt; suspicion; skeptical
怀
疑
90
chéng lǐ In town; In the city
城
里
91
mái fú to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush
埋
伏
92
gǎn jǐn hurriedly; without delay
赶
紧
93
mìng lìng order; command
命
令
94
jūn duì army; troops
军
队
95
wǎng hòu from now on; in the future; time to come
往
后
96
hòu tuì to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
后
退
97
ér zi son
儿
子
98
wèn ask
问
99
piàn deceive
骗
100
wǒ men we; us; ourselves; our
我
们
101
xiàn zài now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays
现
在
102
wèi shén me why?; for what reason?
为
什
么
103
shén me what?; who?; something; anything
什
么
104
chèn jī to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of situation
趁
机
105
jìn qù to go in
进
去
106
yī xiàng always (previously); a period of time in the recent past
一
向
107
xiǎo xīn to be careful; to take care
小
心
108
cóng lái always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
从
来
109
zuò shì to work; to handle matters; to have a job
做
事
110
mào xiǎn to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure
冒
险
111
kěn dìng to be sure; to be certain; sure; certain; definite; to confirm; to affirm; affirmative; to approve; approval; recognition
肯
定
112
rú guǒ if; in case; in the event that
如
果
113
就
中
114
zhòng jì to fall into a trap; taken in by a stratagem; cheated; ripped off
中
计
115
cháng cháng Long
zhǎng cháng grow long
长
长
116
shū stretch
舒
117
yī kǒu readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite
一
口
118
yī kǒu qì one breath; in one breath; at a stretch
一
口
气
119
kǒu qì tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone
口
气
120
bù xià troops under one's command; subordinate
部
下
121
bù jiě to not understand; to be puzzled by; indissoluble
不
解
122
míng jiàng famous general
名
将
123
nín you (polite)
您
124
tuì bīng retreat; withdraw the army
退
兵
125
xiào laugh
笑
126
zhe (particle) doing
zháo touch
zhāo move in chess
zhuó wear
着
127
jiě shì explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve
解
释
128
zhī dào to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1 dao5]
知
道
129
pà fear
怕
130
suǒ yǐ therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
所
以
131
qí shí actually; in fact; really
其
实
132
yě shì be also
也
是
133
méi bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it
没
办
法
134
bàn fǎ means; method; way (of doing sth)
办
法
135
cái talent
才
136
zhè yàng this kind of; so; this way; like this; such
这
样
137
tīng listen
听
138
dōu all
dū big city
都
139
hěn very
很
140
pèi fú to admire
佩
服
141
dí bīng enemy soldier
敌
兵
142
zhēn shi it's really
真
是
143
zú zhì duō móu resourceful; full of stratagems
足
智
多
谋
144
shén jī miào suàn brilliant plan; the methods are beyond human
神
机
妙
算
145
miào suàn Wonderful calculation; tactical
妙
算