计策 (jì cè): stratagem
Meaning & Stroke Order
Word info
- Pinyin
- Meaning
- stratagem
- Characters
- 2
- Part of speech
- noun
- HSK level
- HSK 7
Full definitions
Meanings grouped by pronunciation.
- stratagem
Chinese explanation
- 为了达到某种目的而想出的巧妙办法，通常指在竞争、斗争或处理复杂问题时使用的策略和手段
- 有时也指暗中安排、用来迷惑或对付别人的办法。
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Example sentences
Seeing that the enemy was about to break through the city gate, the military strategist came up with a stratagem: he sent someone disguised as a merchant to sneak into the enemy camp and set fires. The enemy fell into chaos and had to retreat.
The company was short on funds, so the manager devised a stratagem: first secure advance payment from a major client, then use that money to develop a new product, and after the product launches, pay off the debt.
To get her child to study voluntarily, the mother came up with a stratagem: she turned the study into a small library and placed interesting popular science books on the shelves. The child was indeed drawn in and looked through them every day.
When the negotiation reached a deadlock, he proposed a stratagem: he suggested the two sides first discuss minor issues that were easy to agree on, and after the atmosphere eased, talk about the key terms. In the end, they signed the contract smoothly.
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