Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「運籌帷帳」, explained below.
Here, we present the idiom 「運籌帷帳」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Refers to deciding the combat strategy in the rear.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yùn chóu wéi zhàng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
wan6 chau4/chau2 wai4 jeung3
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.

