那我先按兵不动 以免打草惊蛇
“Then I'll stay low for a while to avoid alerting him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
再斩草除根吧
“and eliminate them all.”
那我先 按兵不动 以免 打草惊蛇
“Then I'll stay low for a while to avoid alerting him.”
再忍忍
“Be patient.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers often rely on classical military idioms (chengyu) derived from Sun Tzu's Art of War or the Thirty-Six Stratagems to discuss cautious tactics in everyday challenges.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to bide one's time; to hold back troops or refrain from action
A common four-character idiom used in both formal planning and daily conversation to suggest waiting before taking action.
in order to avoid; so as not to
A conjunction introducing an undesirable outcome that the speaker wishes to prevent.
to act rashly and alert the enemy; to beat the grass and startle the snake
Frequently paired with precautions to urge discretion in sensitive, high-risk situations.
