clever strategy; artful scheme
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
clever strategy; artful scheme; ingenious plan
literaryOften used in literary, historical, or strategic contexts to describe a cunning or well-thought-out plan.
Zhū诸
gě葛
Liàng亮
shī施
qiǎo巧
jì计
，
dà大
bài败
Cáo曹
jūn军
。
Zhuge Liang employed a clever strategy and inflicted a crushing defeat on Cao Cao's army.
Tā他
xiǎng想
chū出
le了
yī一
gè个
qiǎo巧
jì计
，
chéng成
gōng功
piàn骗
guò过
le了
shǒu守
wèi卫
。
He came up with an ingenious plan and successfully deceived the guards.
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Zhè这
shì是
gǔ古
rén人
liú留
xià下
de的
qiǎo巧
jì计
，
zhì至
jīn今
réng仍
shì适
yòng用
。
This is a clever trick left by the ancients that still applies today.