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拉长线

拉長線
lāchángxiàn
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to play the long game
  2. 2 to make long-term arrangements
  3. 3 to set up a long line (fig.)

Examples

这件事急不得，得拉长线慢慢来。
Zhè jiàn shì jí bu dé, děi lāchángxiàn mànmàn lái.
This matter can't be rushed. We have to play the long game.
公司在海外市场拉长线，准备打持久战。
Gōngsī zài hǎiwài shìchǎng lāchángxiàn, zhǔnbèi dǎ chíjiǔzhàn.
The company is playing the long game in overseas markets, prepared for a drawn-out fight.
他们拉长线钓大鱼。
Tāmen lāchángxiàn diào dà yú.
They're setting a long line to catch a big fish.

Tips

memory
The image is a fisherman paying out a long line to catch a bigger fish later. 拉长线钓大鱼 is the full proverb behind this phrase.

Stroke Order

拉 lā
长 cháng
线 xiàn