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战术

zhànshù

tactic; tactics

A coach gestures to a small group of players on a playing field.
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战 zhàn

Strokes
9
Radical
戈 — spear, lance, halberd
Made of
占 to divine 戈 spear, lance, halberd
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
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Example phrases

  • 在谈判中,情绪化表态往往不是战术,而是削弱筹码的表现。 Zài tánpàn zhōng, qíngxùhuà biǎotài wǎngwǎng bú shì zhànshù, ér shì xuēruò chóumǎ de biǎoxiàn. In negotiations, emotional posturing is often not a tactic, but a sign of weakening one's bargaining chips.
  • 球队在下半场改变了战术,最终赢得比赛。 Qiúduì zài xiàbànchǎng gǎibiàn le zhànshù, zuìzhōng yíngdé bǐsài. The team changed tactics in the second half and finally won the match.
  • 这场比赛双方都采用了稳健的战术。 Zhè chǎng bǐsài shuāngfāng dōu cǎiyòng le wěnjiàn de zhànshù. In this match both sides used a cautious tactic.

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