Mastery · Sun Tzu Strategy · Advanced · Executive (HSK 7-9)
Strategy & Decisions
The sentences real executives use when setting direction, forcing decisions, and rebalancing strategy. · HSK 7-9 · CEFR C1–C2 · 15 sentences
不谋万世者，不足谋一时；不谋全局者，不足谋一域。这个战略要放到五年后去看。
Bú móu wàn shì zhě, bù zú móu yì shí; bù móu quánjú zhě, bù zú móu yí yù. Zhège zhànlüè yào fàng dào wǔ nián hòu qù kàn.
One who does not plan for eternity cannot plan for a moment; one who does not plan for the whole cannot plan for a part. We must view this strategy five years out.
善弈者通盘无妙手。真正的高手，靠的是全局布局，不是一两步妙招。
Shàn yì zhě tōngpán wú miào shǒu. Zhēnzhèng de gāoshǒu, kào de shì quánjú bùjú, bú shì yì liǎng bù miàozhāo.
A master Go player has no brilliant moves in the whole game—true masters rely on overall positioning, not one or two clever moves.
取势、明道、优术。势在道前，方向比方法更重要。
Qǔ shì, míng dào, yōu shù. Shì zài dào qián, fāngxiàng bǐ fāngfǎ gèng zhòngyào.
Seize the momentum, clarify the Way, refine the craft. Momentum comes before method—direction matters more than technique.