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参谋

cānmóu

staff officer; to advise

A friend points at one of two dresses
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Characters in this word

参 cān

Strokes
8
Radical
厶 — private, secret
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 参

谋 móu

Strokes
11
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 某 some, someone
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 谋

Example phrases

  • 在谈判前,法律顾问为团队参谋了几套退让方案。 Zài tánpàn qián, fǎlǜ gùwèn wèi tuánduì cānmóu le jǐ tào tuìràng fāng'àn. Before the negotiation, the legal adviser helped the team think through several possible concession plans.
  • 买房子的时候,朋友给我当了不少参谋。 Mǎi fángzi de shíhou, péngyou gěi wǒ dāng le bù shǎo cānmóu. When I bought my flat, my friend gave me a lot of advice.
  • 你帮我参谋参谋,这件衣服哪个颜色好看? Nǐ bāng wǒ cānmóu cānmóu, zhè jiàn yīfu nǎ ge yánsè hǎokàn? Help me decide, which colour of this garment looks better?

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