出奇制胜

出奇制勝
chūqízhìshèng
idiom #34,658

Meanings

  1. 1 to win by a surprise move
  2. 2 to prevail through an unexpected tactic

Examples

Wǒmen yào yǐ chuàngxīn chūqí zhìshèng.
We have to win through surprising innovation.
Nà chǎng bǐsài tā chūqí zhìshèng, duódé guànjūn.
In that match, he pulled off an unexpected move and took the title.

Tips

history
From 《孙子兵法·》: "in battle, engage with the regular force and win with the unexpected" (). (qí) here is a tactical term for unconventional troops.
mistakes
is read qí (unusual / unexpected), not jī (odd number), despite being the same character.

Stroke Order

chū
zhì
shèng