bad move (in chess/Go); stupid idea
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
a poor move; a blunder
neutralOriginally a technical term in board games like chess (象棋) or Go (围棋).
Tā他
yī一
shí时
dà大
yì意
，
xià下
le了
yī一
bù步
hūn昏
zhāo着
，
dǎo导
zhì致
mǎn满
pán盘
jiē皆
shū输
。
He was careless for a moment and made a bad move, leading to the loss of the entire game.
Zhè这
pán盘
qí棋
de的
guān关
jiàn键
shí时
kè刻
，
tā他
xià下
le了
yī一
gè个
dà大
hūn昏
zhāo着
。
At a critical moment in this game, he made a huge blunder.
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Jí即
shǐ使
dà大
shī师
，
ǒu偶
ěr尔
yě也
huì会
xià下
chū出
hūn昏
zhāo着
。
Even grandmasters occasionally make bad moves.
noun
a stupid idea; a foolish plan; a bad move
neutralMetaphorically extended from chess to describe any unwise decision or clumsy method in life or work.
Tóu投
zī资
nà那
zhǒng种
xiàng项
mù目
chún纯
cuì粹
shì是
hūn昏
zhāo着
。
Investing in that kind of project is simply a stupid idea.
Tā他
zhè这
gè个
hūn昏
zhāo着
chà差
diǎn点
huǐ毁
le了
zhěng整
gè个
jì计
huà划
。
His bad move almost ruined the entire plan.
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Bié别
tīng听
tā他
de的
，
nà那
shì是
gè个
hūn昏
zhāo着
r儿
。
Don't listen to him; that's a foolish plan.