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孫子曰： 兵者， 國之大事， 死生之地， 存亡之道， 不可不察也 孫子曰[sūn zǐ yuē]： 兵者[bīng zhě]， 國之大事[guó zhī dà shì]， 死生之地[sǐ shēng zhī dì]， 存亡之道[cún wáng zhī dào]， 不可不察也[bù kě bù chá yě] Pattern: X者 = X的人/X的事; that which Xes/that which is X 孫子[sūn zǐ] - Master Sun, author of Art of War, not  孫子[sūn zi] "grandson" as in Modern Standard Mandarin

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句子 Sunzi said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected. (the first part of the sentence literally: "the war-one," or "war, specifically") The Art of War 1.1

text	孫子曰：兵者，國之大事，死生之地，存亡之道，不可不察也
header	句子
text-pinyin	孫子曰[sūn zǐ yuē]：兵者[bīng zhě]，國之大事[guó zhī dà shì]，死生之地[sǐ shēng zhī dì]，存亡之道[cún wáng zhī dào]，不可不察也[bù kě bù chá yě]
englishtrans	Sunzi said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected. (the first part of the sentence literally: "the war-one," or "war, specifically")
notes	Pattern: X者 = X的人/X的事; that which Xes/that which is X
src	The Art of War 1.1
frontnotes	孫子[sūn zǐ] - Master Sun, author of Art of War, not 孫子[sūn zi] "grandson" as in Modern Standard Mandarin

Zhī Art War 孫子曰 兵者 國之大事 死生之地 存亡之道

Zhī Art War 孫子曰兵者國之大事死生之地存亡之道