小球转动大球

小球轉動大球
xiǎoqiú zhuàndòng dàqiú
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 the little ball moves the big ball
  2. 2 ping-pong diplomacy

Examples

HSK 5
Tǐyù jiāoliú yǒushí yě néng xiǎoqiú zhuàndòng dàqiú, lājìn liǎng guó rénmín de jùlí.
Sporting exchanges can sometimes let a little ball move the big one and bring two peoples closer.
HSK 7-9
Pīngpāng wàijiāo shì xiǎoqiú zhuàndòng dàqiú zuì yǒumíng de lìzi.
Ping-pong diplomacy is the best-known case of the little ball moving the big ball.

Tips

history
In April 1971 China invited the American table tennis team to visit, and in February 1972 尼克松 came to Beijing. The little ball is the ping-pong ball; the big ball is the globe.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo
球 qiú
转 zhuǎn
动 dòng
大 dà