Definition
失策 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to miscalculate or make a strategic error'. The verb 失 ('to lose') and the noun 策 ('plan') can split: you can insert a measure word or modifier between them, like 失了一次策 ('made one miscalculation'). In everyday use it works like a regular verb (没失策, 失策了), but the splitting pattern unlocks more natural expressions.
v.o.
to misjudgeto make a wrong move (in planning or strategy)
Examples
- 失策。Zhè cì tóuzī tā wánquán shī cè le.He completely miscalculated on this investment.
- ，。Wǒ shī le yí cì cè, jiù sǔnshī le hěnduō qián.I made one wrong move and lost a lot of money.
- 失策，。Tāmen yàoshi zài shī cè yí cì, zhěnggè xiàngmù jiù wán le.If they miscalculate once more, the whole project will be ruined.
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