HSK 6 · Ideas

对策 duìcè “countermeasure” in Chinese

Traditional 對策

What 对策 means

  1. countermeasure
  2. strategy
  3. countermeasure for dealing with a situation

How to say 对策

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale对duì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale策cè4th tone, falling

对策 in a sentence

  1. 我们需要想出一个好的对策。

    Wǒmen xūyào xiǎng chū yí ge hǎo de duìcè.

    We need to come up with a good plan of action.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 面对这个问题，你有什么对策？

    Miànduì zhè ge wèntí, nǐ yǒu shénme duìcè?

    What’s your strategy for dealing with this problem?

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 对策 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 对 (duì) with each of its parts in a different colour
对duìright; correct
  • 又again · yòu
  • 寸inch · cùn

Memory aidPicture two hands, 又 and 寸, facing each other as a matching pair: opposite, correct.

The character 策 (cè) with each of its parts in a different colour
策cèpolicy
  • ⺮bamboo form of 竹 · zhúMeaning part
  • 朿thorn · cìSound part

⺮ hints at the meaning (bamboo); 朿 (cì) hints at the sound. Compare it with cè.

How to write 对策

对 5 strokes · 策 12 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

对策 (duìcè) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 对策 (duìcè). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 对策

Words with 对

对不起duìbuqǐ · sorry对duì · correct对话duìhuà · dialogue反对fǎnduì · to oppose对面duìmiàn · (sitting) opposite对于duìyú · regarding对方duìfāng · the other person对象duìxiàng · target对手duìshǒu · opponent对比duìbǐ · to contrast

Words with 策

鞭策biāncè · to spur on策划cèhuà · to plan决策juécè · to make a policy decision政策zhèngcè · policy策略cèlüè · strategy

More words: Ideas & Concepts

动机dòngjī · motive动静dòngjing · sound of movement动力dònglì · driving force动态dòngtài · trend对立duìlì · to oppose对应duìyìng · corresponding多元化duōyuánhuà · diversification范畴fànchóu · category

FAQs

对策 (duìcè) means “countermeasure” or “strategy”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it duìcè: duì with a 4th tone, then cè with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 对策 is written 對策. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type duice with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 对策 from the suggestions. Typing duice into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
对策 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.