What Does "退而求其次经之以五事" (tuì ér qiú qí cì jīng zhī yǐ wǔ shì) Mean?

tuì退ér而qiú求qí其cì次 jīng经zhī之yǐ以wǔ五shì事

"If that is not possible, one must resort to a secondary approach:

HSK Vocabulary

退H5 而H4 求H6 其次H4 经H7 以H5 五H1 事H1

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E17

Clip Timestamp

30:10

TMDB ID

239901

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	而应停战止戈的	ér yīng tíng zhàn zhǐ gē de	and that hostilities should therefore cease:
2▶	退而求其次经之以五事	tuì ér qiú qí cì jīng zhī yǐ wǔ shì	"If that is not possible, one must resort to a secondary approach:
3	校之以计而索其情一曰道二曰天三曰地	xiào zhī yǐ jì ér suǒ qí qíng yī yuē dào èr yuē tiān sān yuē dì	evaluate it through five factors and verify it through calculation to determine its true condition. First, the Way; second, Heaven; third, Earth;

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 3

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这选试才刚刚开始

zhè xuǎn shì cái gāng gāng kāi shǐthe selection exam has only just begun.

HSK 1

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好都听你的

hǎo dōu tīng nǐ deAlright, it's up to you.

HSK 2

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考怎么样啊就这样

kǎo zěn me yàng a jiù zhè yàng-How did it go? -Just like that. [Examination Academy]

终于出来了怎么样啊你们考得怎么样

HSK 3

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终于出来了怎么样啊你们考得怎么样

zhōng yú chū lái le zěn me yàng a nǐ men kǎo dé zěn me yàngFinally out. How did it go? How did you all do?

HSK 6

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这个嘛既已落本多说无益

zhè ge ma jì yǐ luò běn duō shuō wú yìWell... It's already been submitted. No point saying more.

HSK 5

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各位都怎么答的当然是治民为先

gè wèi dōu zěn me dá de dāng rán shì zhì mín wèi xiānHow did everyone answer? Of course, governing the people comes first.

HSK 5

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选试魁首文章我早已烂熟于心了

xuǎn shì kuí shǒu wén zhāng wǒ zǎo yǐ làn shú yú xīn lein a selection exam a few years ago. I've already memorized it completely.

HSK 3

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看来这一次我是十拿九稳了吧

kàn lái zhè yī cì wǒ shì shí ná jiǔ wěn le baLooks like I've got this in the bag, then.

HSK 3

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我们先回去吧走

wǒ men xiān huí qù ba zǒuLet's head back first. Let's go.

HSK 3

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怕有失偏颇啊

pà yǒu shī piān pǒ amay be somewhat one-sided.

HSK 7

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祖父我先出门了

zǔ fù wǒ xiān chū mén leGrandfather, I'm heading out.

HSK 1

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等等等等等等

děng děng děng děng děng děngWait, wait, wait—hold on.

HSK 5

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保你回府报喜

bǎo nǐ huí fǔ bào xǐso when you return home with good news,

祖父啊您看您这一早起就为我准备这些

HSK 7

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祖父啊您看您这一早起就为我准备这些

zǔ fù a nín kàn nín zhè yī zǎo qǐ jiù wèi wǒ zhǔn bèi zhè xiēGrandfather, look at you— you got up so early preparing all this for me

HSK 7

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连早饭都顾不上孙儿实在不忍心

lián zǎo fàn dōu gù bù shàng sūn ér shí zài bù rěn xīnthat you didn't even have time to eat. I really can't bear it.

HSK 2

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不不不这榜啊不看也罢不不不

bù bù bù zhè bǎng a bù kàn yě bà bù bù bùAs for the results... I might as well not go check them. No, no, no.

HSK 5

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反正是要中的那是自然

fǎn zhèng shì yào zhōng de nà shì zì ránHe's bound to make the list anyway. Of course.

HSK 2

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这个卫融真让他给考上了

zhè ge wèi róng zhēn ràng tā gěi kǎo shàng leWei Rong really got in.

不过是用来换取自由身的虚名罢了

HSK 7

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不过是用来换取自由身的虚名罢了

bù guò shì yòng lái huàn qǔ zì yóu shēn de xū míng bà leNothing more than an empty name I use to buy my freedom.

你现在去把后面的十个全给我说出来不然我

HSK 5

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你现在去把后面的十个全给我说出来不然我

nǐ xiàn zài qù bǎ hòu miàn de shí gè quán gěi wǒ shuō chū lái bù rán wǒNow go and tell me the next ten rankings, or you're fired!