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兵来将挡，水来土掩

bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn

9-character word Traditional 兵來將擋，水來土掩

What 兵来将挡，水来土掩 means

1. counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
2. to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation

The characters in 兵来将挡，水来土掩

• 兵bīngsoldiers; a force; an army
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…
• 将jiāngwill; shall; to use
• 挡dǎngto resist; to obstruct; to hinder
• 水shuǐwater; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 会水
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…
• 土tǔearth; dust; clay
• 掩yǎnto cover up; to conceal; to close (a door, book etc)…