后手 (hòu shǒu) — (coll.) leeway, reserve, trump card; defensive position (in chess or Go); successor (to property, position)
Definition
Literally 'back hand,' 后手 covers three distinct senses: a trump card or reserve, a defensive position in chess/Go (opposite of 先手), and a successor to a position or property. Context disambiguates.
noun
(coll.) leewayreservetrump carddefensive position (in chess or Go)successor (to property, position)
Examples
- ，后手。Nǐ fàng xīn, wǒ hái yǒu yì zhāng hòu shǒu.Don't worry, I still have a trump card.
- ，后手。Zài wéi qí zhōng, hòu shǒu shì yì zhǒng fáng shǒu cè lüè.In Go, a defensive position (hòushǒu) is a defensive strategy.
- 后手。Tā shì zhè jiā qǐ yè de hòu shǒu.He is the successor to this enterprise.
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