虽然占了先下手为强的优势
“Although we had the advantage of striking first,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
淞沪会战败就败在没有战略眼光
“The Battle of Shanghai failed because of a lack of strategic vision.”
虽然占了 先下手为强 的优势
“Although we had the advantage of striking first,”
在日军没有部署完之前主动出击
“taking the initiative before the Japanese deployed,”
“Striking first was a temporary advantage that failed to fix the fundamental strategic flaw.”
The idiom '先下手为强' reflects classic Chinese military philosophy emphasizing preemptive initiative to seize momentum before the opponent prepares.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
he who strikes first gains the advantage
A widely used proverb applied in business, competition, or warfare to emphasize preemptive action.
to occupy or gain an advantage of...
A formal collocation used when analyzing competitive or tactical positions.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“always making a move first.”
“and you gain the upper hand.”
“We must strike first.”
“He started it first.”
“The one who started it was wrong anyway.”
“he seized the moment and siphoned off the spoils.”