布阵 (bù zhèn) — to deploy troops in formation (military); to set up an array or strategy (in chess, business, etc.)
Definition
布阵 (bù zhèn) literally means to deploy troops in formation, and extends to setting up any strategic arrangement — in chess, business, or competition. A verb-object phrase, not a fixed idiom.
verb
to deploy troops in formation (military)to set up an array or strategy (in chess, business, etc.)
Examples
- 布阵。Jiāng jūn xià lìng zài chéng wài bù zhèn.The general ordered troops to be deployed outside the city.
- ，布阵，。Xià qí shí, tā qiǎo miào dì bù zhèn, hěn kuài jiù yíng le.When playing chess, he cleverly set up his formation and soon won.
- ，布阵。Zhè cì bǐ sài, wǒ men gōng sī xū yào chóng xīn bù zhèn.For this competition, our company needs to redeploy our strategy.
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