失策

shīcè

verb #30,481

Meanings

1 to make a wrong move
2 to blunder; to miscalculate
3 an unwise decision

Characters

to lose; to fail

Examples

这次决定是一大失策。

Zhècì juédìng shì yí dà shīcè.

This decision was a major blunder.

我太轻敌了，真是失策。

Wǒ tài qīngdí le, zhēnshì shīcè.

I underestimated my opponent - a real miscalculation.

Tips

usage

失 ('to lose / fail at') + 策 ('strategy') = 'to fail at strategy'. Functions as both verb ('to blunder') and noun ('a blunder'). Often used in self-criticism or post-mortem analysis after a strategic mistake.

Stroke Order

失 shī

策 cè