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对策

duìcè

countermeasure; strategy

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Characters in this word

对 duì

Strokes
5
Radical
寸 — inch
Made of
又 and, also, again, in addition 寸 inch
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

策 cè

Strokes
12
Radical
⺮ — bamboo
Made of
⺮ bamboo 朿 thorn, sting, prickle
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 策

Example phrases

  • 面对老龄化压力,地方政府需要更细致的长期对策。 Miànduì lǎolínghuà yālì, dìfāng zhèngfǔ xūyào gèng xìzhì de chángqī duìcè. Faced with the pressure of population ageing, local governments need more detailed long-term strategies.
  • 专家们正在研究应对高温天气的对策。 Zhuānjiāmen zhèngzài yánjiū yìngduì gāowēn tiānqì de duìcè. Experts are studying countermeasures for dealing with high-temperature weather.
  • 遇到问题不要慌,先想想有什么对策。 Yùdào wèntí bú yào huāng, xiān xiǎngxiǎng yǒu shénme duìcè. Don't panic when problems arise; first think about what countermeasures there are.

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