







进可以攻,据可以守 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be able to attack when opportunities arise and defend when necessary; having the initiative and strategic flexibility in both offense and defense”. Literally, “Advance can attack, hold can defend”.

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Open the tool →进可以攻,据可以守 (jìn kě yǐ gōng , jù kě yǐ shǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be able to attack when opportunities arise and defend when necessary; having the initiative and strategic flexibility in both offense and defense”.
进可以攻,据可以守 is pronounced jìn kě yǐ gōng , jù kě yǐ shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 进可以攻,据可以守 means “Advance can attack, hold can defend”. It is used to mean “to be able to attack when opportunities arise and defend when necessary; having the initiative and strategic flexibility in both offense and defense”.
进:前进;退:退却;据:占据。前进可以攻击,后退可以固守。比喻进攻和防守都有主动权