







围点打援 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a military strategy where a smaller force besieges an enemy stronghold to draw out and then ambush or destroy the larger relief force sent to assist it. This tactic aims to defeat the enemy's main strength by luring them into a trap”. Literally, “Besiege a point, strike the reinforcements”.

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Open the tool →围点打援 (wéi diǎn dǎ yuán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a military strategy where a smaller force besieges an enemy stronghold to draw out and then ambush or destroy the larger relief force sent to assist it. This tactic aims to defeat the enemy's main strength by luring them into a trap”.
围点打援 is pronounced wéi diǎn dǎ yuán in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 围点打援 means “Besiege a point, strike the reinforcements”. It is used to mean “a military strategy where a smaller force besieges an enemy stronghold to draw out and then ambush or destroy the larger relief force sent to assist it. This tactic aims to defeat the enemy's main strength by luring them into a trap”.
一种战术,抽出部分兵力围困据点,然后使用主力部队打击救援据点的援军