战略性 (zhàn lüè xìng) — strategic

Definition

A nominalizing suffix that turns the noun 战略 ('strategy') into an adjective meaning 'strategic' — used for long-term plans, positioning, or adjustments, not everyday decisions.

adjective
strategic

Examples

  • 战略性。
    Zhè cì hé zuò shì yí cì zhòng yào de zhàn lüè xìng bù jú.
    This cooperation is an important strategic layout.
  • 战略性。
    Gōng sī xū yào zuò chū zhàn lüè xìng tiáo zhěng lái yìng duì shì chǎng biàn huà.
    The company needs to make strategic adjustments to respond to market changes.
  • 战略性，。
    Tā men zhì dìng le zhàn lüè xìng fā zhǎn fāng xiàng, jìn rù xīn de lǐng yù.
    They set a strategic development direction to enter new fields.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

战略strategy
战zhànwar略lüèstrategy
偏正Modifier + head
性xìngquality

“战略” (war strategy) and “性” combine to mean having the quality of strategy.

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
戈戈gē
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn战zhàn
Same sound today

战 pairs 占, which gives its sound, with 戈, a weapon.

Open 战 →

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
田田tiánfield
Sound part声符shēngfú
各
各gè略lüè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

略 combines 田 (field) with 各 for sound; the described idea is walking around a field to outline it.

Open 略 →

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
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
生
生shēng性xìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.

Open 性 →

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