策略

Mandarin · pinyin cè lüè

Meanings

  1. strategy; tactics
  2. crafty; adroit
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策
cè · scheme, plan; to whip; urge
略
lüè · approximately, roughly; outline
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4–4 · ce4 lu:e4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

caak3 loek6

Cantonese word readings for 策略. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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caak3 loek6

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noun

  1. strategy; tactic

adj

  1. tactful; polite; mild in tone; indirect; diplomatic

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