策应 (cè yìng) — (verb) to coordinate support (in military or team operations); (verb) to execute a pick-and-roll (in basketball)

Definition

In both military and basketball contexts, 策应 means a supporting unit or player coordinating to help a main attacker — secondary, supportive action, not leading the play.

verb
to coordinate support (in military or team operations)to execute a pick-and-roll (in basketball)

Examples

  • 策应。
    Zuǒ yì bù duì fù zé cè yìng zhǔ gōng bù duì de jìn gōng.
    The left-wing unit is responsible for coordinating support for the main attack force.
  • 策应，。
    Zhōng fēng zài wài xiàn cè yìng, wèi hòu wèi chuàng zào le tóu lán jī huì.
    The center set a screen on the perimeter, creating a shooting opportunity for the guard.
  • ，策应。
    Tā men cǎi yòng sān èr lián fáng, yóu qián fēng zài wài wéi cè yìng.
    They used a 3-2 zone defense, with the forwards providing support on the perimeter.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

策cèplan
应yìngrespond

策 gives the idea of planning, and 应 gives responding, together meaning support by coordinated action.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
竹竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
朿
朿cì策cè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

策 pairs 竹 (bamboo) with 朿 as a sound part.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 應; 应 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
䧹
䧹䧹應yìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 應 pairs 心 (heart) with 䧹 as a sound part; the simplified 应 is a later shorthand and its parts are not the original components.

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