决胜千里

決勝千里
juéshèng-qiānlǐ
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to win battles a thousand li away
  2. 2 to plan victory from afar

Examples

HSK 7-9
Hǎo de tǒngshuài néng yùnchóu-wéiwò, juéshèng-qiānlǐ.
A great commander plans in his tent and wins battles a thousand li away.
HSK 7-9
Zhāng Liáng cóngbù qīnzì shàngzhèn, què néng juéshèng-qiānlǐ, suǒyǐ Liú Bāng fēicháng qìzhòng tā.
Zhang Liang never led troops in person, yet he could win battles from afar, so Liu Bang valued him highly.

Tips

history
From the 史记, where 刘邦 praises his strategist 张良 for planning inside the command tent and deciding victories a thousand li away. The saying in full is 运筹帷幄之中,决胜千里之外.

Stroke Order

决 jué
胜 shèng
千 qiān
里 lǐ