Word

策略 (cè lüè) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

Meaning of 策略

名 míng noun

strategy

公司制定了新的市场策略。

gōng sī zhì dìng le xīn de shì chǎng cè lüè

The company formulated a new market strategy.

Word breakdown

策 cè — plan, policy

1 决策 jué cè — to make decisions HSK 6
- 决 to decide, to determine
- 策 strategy, policy, plan
Example

在紧急情况下，他必须独立决策。

zài jǐn jí qíng kuàng xià tā bì xū dú lì jué cè

In emergency situations, he must make decisions independently.
2 政策 zhèng cè — policy HSK 6
- 政 government, administration
- 策 plan, strategy
Example

这个政策对经济有很大影响。

zhè ge zhèng cè duì jīng jì yǒu hěn dà yǐng xiǎng

This policy has a great impact on the economy.
3 策划 cè huà — to plan; to devise; planning HSK 6
- 策 strategy; scheme (the conceptual aspect)
- 划 to delineate; to draw up (the execution aspect)
Example

我们正在策划一个大型活动。

wǒ men zhèng zài cè huà yí ge dà xíng huó dòng

We are planning a large-scale event.
4 对策 duì cè — countermeasure HSK 7
- 对 counter, in response to, directed at
- 策 strategy, measure, plan
Example

我们需要制定有效的对策来应对气候变化。

wǒ men xū yào zhì dìng yǒu xiào de duì cè lái yìng duì qì hòu biàn huà

We need to formulate effective countermeasures to deal with climate change.
5 束手无策 shù shǒu wú cè — at a loss HSK 7
- 束 to bind, to tie (represents restraint)
- 手 hand (represents ability to act)
- 无 without, have no (negation)
- 策 strategy, plan (represents solution)
Example

面对这个难题，他束手无策。

miàn duì zhè ge nán tí tā shù shǒu wú cè

Facing this difficult problem, he was at a loss.

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6 计策 jì cè — stratagem HSK 7
- 计 plan, calculate
- 策 strategy, scheme
Example

我们需要一个计策来解决这个问题。

wǒ men xū yào yí ge jì cè lái jiě jué zhè ge wèn tí

We need a stratagem to solve this problem.
7 鞭策 biān cè — to spur on, to urge forward HSK 7
- 鞭 whip; represents the driving force or tool of motivation
- 策 spur; represents the action of urging or pushing forward
Example

老师的话鞭策我更加努力学习。

lǎo shī de huà biān cè wǒ gèng jiā nǔ lì xué xí

The teacher's words spur me to study even harder.

略 lüè — outline, tactics

1 忽略 hū lüè — to ignore, to overlook, to neglect HSK 6
- 忽 suddenly, carelessly (suggests lack of attention)
- 略 to omit, to skip over (suggests leaving something out)
Example

我们不能忽略这个问题。

wǒ men bù néng hū lüè zhè ge wèn tí

We cannot ignore this problem.
2 侵略 qīn lüè — invade, aggress HSK 7
- 侵 invade, encroach
- 略 plunder, seize
Example

日本曾经侵略过中国。

Rì běn céng jīng qīn lüè guò Zhōng guó

Japan once invaded China.
3 战略 zhàn lüè — strategy HSK 7
- 战 war, battle, combat (relating to military or competitive contexts)
- 略 plan, scheme, tactics (relating to planning and strategic thinking)
Example

公司制定了新的发展战略。

gōng sī zhì dìng le xīn de fā zhǎn zhàn lüè

The company formulated a new development strategy.
4 略微 lüè wēi — slightly HSK 7
- 略 roughly, approximately (indicating a small degree)
- 微 tiny, minute (emphasizing the smallness)
Example

天气略微有点冷。

tiān qì lüè wēi yǒu diǎn lěng

The weather is slightly cold.
5 省略 shěng lüè — omit HSK 7
- 省 save, reduce
- 略 abbreviate, leave out
Example

为了节省时间，我们可以省略这一步。

wèi le jié shěng shí jiān wǒ men kě yǐ shěng lüè zhè yī bù

To save time, we can omit this step.

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6 粗略 cū lüè — rough, approximate HSK 7
- 粗 rough, coarse (lacking refinement)
- 略 brief, approximate (lacking detail)
Example

我只是粗略地看了一下报告。

wǒ zhǐ shì cū lüè de kàn le yī xià bào gào

I only took a rough look at the report.
7 领略 lǐng lüè — to appreciate, to experience HSK 7
- 领 to receive, to grasp, to comprehend
- 略 roughly, to capture the essence
Example

我们在旅行中领略了当地的文化。

wǒ men zài lǚ xíng zhōng lǐng lüè le dāng dì de wén huà

We appreciated the local culture during our travels.