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I would rather betray the world than have the world betray me.
--Cao Cao in [15].
Seventh Stratagem
无中生有
(wú zhōng shēng yǒu)
Create Something out of Nothing
i.e. Make an opponent believe there is something when in fact there is nothing.
In 383 A.D., during the Battle of Fei River, the Former Qin had an overwhelming advantage, in numbers, over Jin. Instead of contracting into a defensive, Jin attacked the Qin forces early on, making wide formations, and giving the illusion that they indeed had the manpower to match the Qin forces. Emperor Fu Jian (苻坚, 337-385 A.D.) of Former Qin was forced to begin his planning under pressure, and eventually ordered almost all of his forces to retreat from the river banks. Low morale caused the Former Qin to go into chaos, and Jin came out victorious [20].
Create Something out of Nothing is associated both with the second hexagram, Earth over Earth, and the 24th hexagram, Earth over Thunder. Earth over Earth represents the tenth lunar month, when Yin is at its fullest, expressing itself in snow and frost. After the winter solstice, Yang begins to rise again, this being represented by Earth over Thunder. i.e. We move from the still and silent winter into the teeming and stirring. Similarly, from the seemingly empty can be drawn a hidden power [1], [28].
VOCAB LIST 7:
to fight (verbally): 争辩/吵架: zhèngbiàn/chǎojià
to fight (physically): 打架: dǎjià
to die: 死掉: sǐ diào
none/nothing: 无: wú
to sleep: 睡觉: shuìjiào
to believe/feel: 觉得: juédé
to take with (or carry): 带: dài
to get (obtain): 取: qǔ
to play: 玩: wán
being/to be borne: 生: shēng
word/character: 字: zì
to hurt (e.g., for one’s head to hurt): 疼: téng
to swim: 游泳: yóuyǒng
restroom: 洗手间: xǐshǒujiān
to write: 写: xiě
to read: 看/读: kàn/dú
to smoke (tobacco): 抽（烟）: chōu(yān)
to speak/say/talk: 说/说话: shuō/shuōhuà
to tell: 告诉: gàosù
to meet: 见/见面: jiàn/jiànmiàn
in (the middle of) …: …中: ...zhōng
to talk/converse: 聊天: liáotiān
to wash: 洗: xǐ
to clean (e.g., the house): 打扫: dǎsǎo
to take off (e.g. clothes): 脱/脱下来: tuō/tuō xiàlái
to fix/repair: 修理: xiūlǐ to give: 给: gěi
free (no cost): 免费: miǎnfèi
tired: 累: lèi
jacket/coat: 外套: wàitào
Chinese: 中文/汉语: zhōngwén/hànyǔ
time/instance: 次: cì
happy/pleasant: 愉快: yúkuài
sentence: 句子: jùzi
English: 英文: yīngwén
to come: 来: lái
together: 一起: yīqǐ
to learn: 学: xué
beach/seaside: 海边: hǎibiān
age: 岁: suì
teacher: 老师: lǎoshī
to not need to: 不用: bùyòng
first, second, ...: 第一, 第二, ...: dì yī, dì èr, ...
to become: 变得/变成/当: biàn de/biàn chéng/dāng
New Characters:
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Sample Sentences 7:
1) 我们不要听你们吵架。
Trans.: We don’t want to listen to you fight.
2) 你们为什么在争辩？
Trans.: Why are you (pl.) arguing?
3) 他喝酒的时候喜欢打架。
4) 她不吃肉因为她觉得杀生不好。
5) 你能不能带一些箱子来我家？
7) 我很累,我要睡觉。
8) Q: 我在哪里可以洗手？
A: 在洗手间。
9) 这里太热了,你应该把外套脱下来。
11) Q: 你有没有见过我的哥哥小龙？
A: 没有，我没有见过他。
12) Q: 你在学怎么说汉语吗？
A: 是的，不太容易。
13) Q: 你在学怎么写汉字吗？
A: 是的，我在学。
14) 她喜欢无糖的食物。
15) 他的狗生了一只小狗。
16) Q: 你能不能用中文聊天？
A: 简单的可以。
17) 你为什么不用英文说话？
19) Q: 你在做什么？
A: 我在看书。
20) 你能不能读这个句子？
21) 这个洗手间不太干净，没有人打扫吗？
22) Q: 你要不要和我们一起去海边游泳？
A: 不要，我的头疼。
23) 他告诉我在这里修理东西是免费的。
24) 她在玩中学。
25) 我去我妹妹那里取一本书，但是她没有给我。
26) 我要把外套脱下来，这个房间变得太热了。
27) 当他十八岁的时候，他买了第一辆车。
28) 十年以后, 他变成了一个老师。
29) 他很难过，因为他的狗死了。
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