Art of War 11.44
The Art of War (孫子兵法), The Nine Situations 九地篇
入深者重地也入淺者輕地也
When you penetrate deeply into a country, it is serious ground. When you penetrate but a little way, it is facile ground.
Lionel Giles (1910), Sun Tzŭ on the Art of War (1910), with Giles' notes — public domain.
Character glossary
- 入rùto enter, to come in; to join
- 深shēndeep, profound; depth
- 者zhěthat which; they who; those who
- 重zhòngheavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
- 地deearth, ground, soil; land, region; struc
- 也yěalso, too
- 淺qiǎnshallow, superficial
- 輕qīnglight, gentle; simple, easy
Passages with shared wording
- Zhuangzi On Declining Power
- Mencius 7B.32
- Art of War 11.3
- Art of War 11.1
- Mencius 5B.3
- Zhuangzi Opening Trunks
Data: English Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.