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简着数 · 繁著數

Mandarin · pinyin zhāo shù

move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts)
gambit
trick
scheme
movement
same as 招數 zhāo shù

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著: zhù · zhe · manifest; (Cant.) to wear
數: shù · number; several; count; fate
着: zhe · make move, take action
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

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1–4 · zhao1 shu4

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noun

movement (in physical arts)
(chess, martial arts, etc.) move
trick; ploy
(Cantonese) advantage; gain; profit

adj

(Cantonese) advantageous; profitable

adj

(literary) reliable

verb

(literary) to be considered outstanding or special

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