Chinese symbol for “strategy”
战略
zhàn lüè
Traditional: 戰略
strategy
The closest CC-CEDICT match for strategy is 战略 (zhàn lüè), defined as: strategy.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “strategy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 策略 | cè lüè | strategy; tactics; crafty; adroit |
| 方略 | fāng lüè | strategy; overall plan (esp. high-level or policy) |
| 方策 | fāng cè | strategy; policy |
| 攻略 | gōng lüè | (literary) to storm and capture; strategy; directions; guide; how-to |
| 术 (術) | shù | (bound form) art; skill; discipline; (bound form) method; technique; strategy |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 战略.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 战争 (戰爭) | zhàn zhēng | war; conflict; 场 (cháng),次 (cì) |
| 战斗 (戰鬥) | zhàn dòu | to fight; to engage in combat |
| 挑战 (挑戰) | tiǎo zhàn | to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge |
| 作战 (作戰) | zuò zhàn | combat; to fight |
| 战士 (戰士) | zhàn shì | fighter; soldier |
| 策略 | cè lüè | strategy; tactics; crafty; adroit |
| 忽略 | hū lüè | to neglect; to overlook; to ignore |
| 侵略 | qīn lüè | to invade; invasion |
See also: Japanese symbol for “strategy”.
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