施计谋

施計謀

shījìmóu

phrase

Meanings

1 to employ a stratagem
2 to use a scheme
3 to resort to cunning

Characters

to carry out, to apply

Examples

他施计谋打败了对手。

Tā shījìmóu dǎbài le duìshǒu.

He used a stratagem to defeat his opponent.

诸葛亮善于施计谋。

Zhūgě Liàng shànyú shījìmóu.

Zhuge Liang was skilled at employing stratagems.

Tips

grammar

施计谋 is a verb-object phrase: 施 ('to apply, to carry out') + 计谋 ('stratagem'). The shorter 施计 is also common. Use 用计 for a more neutral register; 施计谋 carries a slightly literary, historical-novel flavor.

Stroke Order

施 shī

计 jì

谋 móu