zhōng

common
noun

Meaning of 中策

中策 means middle course; the second best plan; strategy that is inferior to the best but superior to the worst. Pronounced zhōng cè.

  • middle course; the second best plan; strategy that is inferior to the best but superior to the worst

Definitions & Examples

Zài
sān
zhǒng
fāng
àn
zhōng
 
xuǎn
le
zhōng
 

Among the three plans, he chose the middle course.

Cǎi
yòng
zhōng
suī
rán
wěn
tuǒ
 
dàn
shōu
shàng
gāo
 

Although adopting the middle course is safe, the returns are not as high as with the best strategy.

Zhè
guò
shì
zhōng
ér
 
shàng
yìng
shì
chè
jiě
jué
wèn
 

This is merely the second-best plan; the best strategy would be to solve the problem thoroughly.

Measure Words

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/ xiàng