各个击破 () — (idiom) to defeat or crush one by one; to tackle individually

Definition

A strategy idiom meaning to defeat or dismantle enemies or problems one at a time instead of all at once. Structurally parallel: 各个 (each one) + 击破 (break through).

idiom
to defeat or crush one by oneto tackle individually

Examples

  • 各个击破
    Zhǐ huī guān jué dìng jiāng dí rén gě, ér bú shì quán miàn jìn gōng.
    The commander decided to destroy the enemy one by one rather than launch a full assault.
  • 各个击破
    Miàn duì zhòng duō jìng zhēng duì shǒu, gōng sī zhǐ néng cǎi qǔ gě de cè lüè.
    Faced with many competitors, the company could only adopt a strategy of defeating them one by one.
  • 各个击破
    Zhè ge xiàng mù hěn fù zá, wǒ men dé bǎ gè gè wèn tí gě, zhú gè jiě jué.
    This project is very complex; we have to tackle each problem one by one and solve them individually.

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