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Definition
Military strategy; principles, methods, and tactics used in warfare.
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How it's used
Often used metaphorically in daily life to describe clever tactics or schemes used in social situations, dating, or office politics. It carries a slightly dramatic or playful tone when applied to non-military contexts. It implies a calculated approach to outsmarting an opponent.
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After reading this book, I learned a lot of military strategies.
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Common phrases
The Art of War
to employ military strategy
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe simple plans or common sense; it specifically refers to complex, strategic, or cunning maneuvers meant to gain an advantage over someone else.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
