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策略 (cè lüè) — strategy; tactic (a plan or method designed to achieve a particular goal)

Definition

A neutral word for a plan or method to reach a goal. Unlike 计策 (often implies deception), 策略 is straightforward and professional, similar to 战略 but typically for specific rather than big-picture plans.

noun
strategytactic (a plan or method designed to achieve a particular goal)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 策略。
    Gōng sī xū yào chóng xīn zhì dìng yíng xiāo cè lüè.
    The company needs to redesign its marketing strategy.
  • 策略，。
    Tā cǎi yòng le xīn de tán pàn cè lüè, jié guǒ hěn chéng gōng.
    She adopted a new negotiation tactic, and the result was very successful.
  • 策略。
    Bù tóng de wèn tí xū yào bù tóng de cè lüè lái yìng duì.
    Different problems require different strategies to handle.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

策cèplan
略lüèstrategy

策 and 略 both refer to plans, so the word means strategy or tactics.

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.

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.

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