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战术 zhànshù “tactics” in Chinese

Traditional 戰術

What 战术 means

  1. tactics

How to say 战术

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale战zhàn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale术shù4th tone, falling

战术 in a sentence

  1. 教练给球队安排了新的战术。

    Jiàoliàn gěi qiúduì ānpái le xīn de zhànshù.

    The coach gave the team new tactics.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这场比赛我们的战术很成功。

    Zhè chǎng bǐsài wǒmen de zhànshù hěn chénggōng.

    Our tactics worked very well in this match.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 战术 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 战 (zhàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
战zhànto fight
  • 占to divine · zhānSound part
  • 戈halberd · gēMeaning part

戈 hints at the meaning (halberd); 占 (zhān) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhàn.

The character 术 (shù) with each of its parts in a different colour
术shùmethod
  • 木tree · mù
  • 丶dot · zhǔ

How to write 战术

战 9 strokes · 术 5 strokes

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

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

Words related to 战术

Words with 战

挑战tiǎozhàn · to challenge战争zhànzhēng · war战斗zhàndòu · to fight战役zhànyì · battle战略zhànlüè · strategy

Words with 术

艺术yìshù · art技术jìshù · technology手术shǒushù · (surgical) operation武术wǔshù · martial arts学术xuéshù · academic美术měishù · art魔术móshù · magic

More words: Ideas & Concepts

再接再厉zàijiēzàilì · to keep up the good work障碍zhàng'ài · obstacle沾光zhānguāng · to benefit from association with others战略zhànlüè · strategy展望zhǎnwàng · outlook正气zhèngqì · integrity争先恐后zhēngxiānkǒnghòu · to compete eagerly真理zhēnlǐ · truth

FAQs

战术 (zhànshù) means “tactics”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhànshù: zhàn with a 4th tone, then shù 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, 战术 is written 戰術. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhanshu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 战术 from the suggestions. Typing zhanshu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
战术 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.