两军对敌，能战的当战，不能战的当守，不能守的当走，不能走的当降，不能降的当死。

When two armies oppose one another, those who can fight should fight, those who can't fight should guard, those who can't guard should flee, those who can't flee should surrender, and those who can't surrender should die.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 两 liǎng
  1. two
  2. both
  3. some
  4. a few
  5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 jīn (old)
2 军 jūn
  1. (bound form) army
  2. military
3 对敌 duìdí
  1. to confront
  2. to face the enemy
=4 能 Néng surname Neng
=4 能 néng
  1. can
  2. to be able to
  3. might possibly
  4. ability
  5. (physics) energy
=4 能 nài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”)
  2. a surname
  3. alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”)
=4 能 tái
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
  2. alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
=4 能 tài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
  2. alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
=4 能 nái
  1. (obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
  2. mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
=4 能 tāi
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
  2. only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
=4 能 xióng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)
  2. alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)
5 战 zhàn
  1. to fight
  2. fight
  3. war
  4. battle
6 的当 dídàng appropriate; suitable; fitting; proper
7 战 zhàn
  1. to fight
  2. fight
  3. war
  4. battle
8 不能 bùnéng
  1. cannot
  2. must not
  3. should not
9 战 zhàn
  1. to fight
  2. fight
  3. war
  4. battle
10 的当 dídàng appropriate; suitable; fitting; proper
11 守 shǒu
  1. to guard
  2. to defend
  3. to keep watch
  4. to abide by the law
  5. to observe (rules or ritual)
  6. nearby
  7. adjoining
12 不能 bùnéng
  1. cannot
  2. must not
  3. should not
13 守 shǒu
  1. to guard
  2. to defend
  3. to keep watch
  4. to abide by the law
  5. to observe (rules or ritual)
  6. nearby
  7. adjoining
14 的当 dídàng appropriate; suitable; fitting; proper
15 走 zǒu
  1. to walk
  2. to go
  3. to run
  4. to move (of vehicle)
  5. to visit
  6. to leave
  7. to go away
  8. to die (euph.)
  9. from
  10. through
  11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 chèzǒu)
  12. to change (shape, form, meaning)
16 不能 bùnéng
  1. cannot
  2. must not
  3. should not
17 走 zǒu
  1. to walk
  2. to go
  3. to run
  4. to move (of vehicle)
  5. to visit
  6. to leave
  7. to go away
  8. to die (euph.)
  9. from
  10. through
  11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 chèzǒu)
  12. to change (shape, form, meaning)
18 的当 dídàng appropriate; suitable; fitting; proper
=19 降 jiàng
  1. to drop
  2. to fall
  3. to come down
  4. to descend
=19 降 xiáng
  1. to surrender; to capitulate
  2. to subdue; to conquer; to tame
20 不能 bùnéng
  1. cannot
  2. must not
  3. should not
=21 降 jiàng
  1. to drop
  2. to fall
  3. to come down
  4. to descend
=21 降 xiáng
  1. to surrender; to capitulate
  2. to subdue; to conquer; to tame
22 的当 dídàng appropriate; suitable; fitting; proper
23 死 sǐ
  1. to die
  2. impassable
  3. uncrossable
  4. inflexible
  5. rigid
  6. extremely
  7. damned