运筹帷幄之中

運籌帷幄之中

yùnchóuwéiwòzhīzhōng

phrase

Meanings

1 devising strategies within the command tent
2 planning campaigns from the general's tent
3 Han-era description of masterful strategic planning

Characters

plans / strategems

curtain (with 幄)

canopy (with 帷 = command tent)

Examples

运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外——这是张良的本事。

Yùnchóu wéiwò zhī zhōng, juéshèng qiānlǐ zhī wài — zhè shì Zhāng Liáng de běnshi.

'Devising plans within the tent, deciding victory a thousand li away' — this was Zhang Liang's skill.

好的CEO要能运筹帷幄之中。

Hǎo de CEO yào néng yùnchóu wéiwò zhī zhōng.

A good CEO must be able to devise strategies from within the command tent.

Tips

history

出自《史记·高祖本纪》刘邦评张良："夫运筹策帷帐之中，决胜于千里之外，吾不如子房。"刘邦总结自己用三杰（萧何、张良、韩信）取天下，赞张良的谋略。后成典型成语运筹帷幄（CC-CEDICT 收录为运筹帷幄）。

usage

几乎必与"决胜千里之外（或"千里之外"）"连用。"帷幄"指军帐（帷是四周围帘，幄是顶盖）。四字版"运筹帷幄"为成语，加"之中"后为完整原句。

Stroke Order

运 yùn

筹 chóu

帷 wéi

幄 wò

之 zhī

中 zhōng