Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 略

brief; sketchy
outline; summary
to omit
(bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly
plan; strategy
to capture (territory)

variant of 略 (lüè)

slightly

a broad outline
the general idea
roughly

biographical sketch

stratagem
strategy
resourcefulness

long-term strategy

variant of 掠奪／掠夺 (lüèduó)

to be abbreviated to
(followed by a verb) slightly

abbreviation

strategy; tactics
crafty; adroit

biographical sketch

military strategy

to have a taste of
to realize
to appreciate

code

negligence
to neglect inadvertently

sketch; sketch map; thumbnail picture

(literary) outline; general idea; rough sketch

to contract
to abbreviate
abbreviation

some cases picked out as example
to highlight

a brief explanation
to summarize

a little bit; slightly

see 黃石公三略／黄石公三略 ( Huáng Shígōng Sānlüè)

to have (an attribute) to a small degree; to have a touch of

ability and sagacity

courage and resource

to leave out
an omission

(literary) to storm and capture
strategy; directions; guide; how-to

to omit
to delete
to leave out
to neglect
to skip over

brave and cunning

abbreviation

roughly
outline
summary

to pass over
to skip

Lüeyang County in Hanzhong 漢中／汉中 ( Hànzhōng), Shaanxi

to omit (less important details etc)

to neglect; to overlook; to ignore

strategy

abbreviated character
simplified character

abbreviation

to read cursorily
to skim through

simple
brief

slightly; roughly; briefly; very generally

astute; resourceful

concise
the details in brief

rough (not precise or accurate)
cursory

approximate
rough

approximately
roughly
about

unrestrained
throwing off strictures
unrespectful
indulgence

to invade
invasion

military strategy
military tactics
originally refers to military classics Six Secret Teachings 六韜／六韬 ( Liùtāo) and Three Strategies 三略 ( Sānlüè)

zhànlüèxìng

strategic

Majorca (island of Spain)

a strategist

abbreviated word
acronym

Lüèyáng Xiàn

Lüeyang County in Hanzhong 漢中／汉中 ( Hànzhōng), Shaanxi

shěnglüèhào

ellipsis (punctuation)

abridged version

thumbnail (computing)

Julian day (astronomy)

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian scientist

abbreviated character

invading army

aggressors; invaders

qīnlüèzhànzhēng

war of aggression

xióngcáidàlüè

great skill and strategy

Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖 ( Wǔdàhú)

lüèzhīpímáo

slight knowledge of sth
superficial acquaintance with a subject
a smattering

Yánxǐ Gōnglüè

Story of Yanxi Palace (2018 TV series)

jiǎnlüèjiàngào

brief outline or overview (of a plan etc)

yuēlüègūjì

approximate estimate
to reckon roughly

dìyuánzhànlüè

geostrategic

zhànlüèhuǒbàn

strategic partner

Jiālìlüèhào

Galileo, American robotic spacecraft launched to Jupiter in 1989, orbiting the planet 1995-2003

Andàlüèshěng

Ontario province, Canada

lüèzhīyī'èr

to know just a little; to have a rough idea

Liùtāo Sānlüè

"Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜／六韬 ( Liùtāo) and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 三略 ( Sānlüè), two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書／武经七书 ( Wǔjīng Qīshū), attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙 ( Jiāng Zǐyá)

lüèjiànyībān

lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the leopard) (idiom)
fig. to get an inkling of the whole picture

lüèshèngyīchóu

slightly better
a cut above

shūmóushǎolüè

(idiom) unable to plan; inept at strategy

to disregard (sth seen as negligible)
to neglect (sth seen as insignificant)

gōngchénglüèdì

to take cities and seize territories (idiom)

lèibǐcèlüè

analogy strategies

lüèshízhīwú

semiliterate
only knows words of one syllable
lit. to know only 之 (zhī) and 無／无 (wú)

zhànlüèhuǒbàn

variant of 戰略伙伴／战略伙伴 (zhànlüèhuǒbàn)

liǎngshǒucèlüè

two-pronged strategy

shēnmóuyuǎnlüè

a well-thought out long-term strategy

shěnglüèfúhào

apostrophe

zhànlüèyàodiǎn

strategic point

xiōngyǒuchénglüè

the hero has plans already laid (idiom); to have plans ready in advance
forewarned is forearmed

lüèjìyuánqíng

to overlook past faults (idiom); to forgive and forget

zhànlüèhōngzhàjī

战略轰炸机

[戰略轟炸機]

strategic bomber

Huáng Shígōng Sānlüè

黄石公三略

[黃石公三略]

"Three Strategies of Huang Shigong", one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China

zhànlüèhélìliang

战略核力量

[戰略核力量]

strategic nuclear force

zhànlüèhéwǔqì

战略核武器

[戰略核武器]

strategic nuclear weapon

yīngxióngsuǒjiànlüètóng

英雄所见略同

[英雄所見略同]

lit. heroes usually agree (idiom); Great minds think alike.

zhànlüèfángyùchàngyì

战略防御倡议

[戰略防御倡議]

strategic defense initiative (SDI)

Zhōngguó Xiǎoshuō Shǐlüè

中国小说史略

[中國小說史略]

Concise History of the Chinese Novel by Lu Xun 魯迅／鲁迅 ( Lǔ Xùn)

bǎozhèngpòhuàizhànlüè

保证破坏战略

[保證破壞戰略]

assured destruction strategy

Jiālìlüè· Jiālìléi

伽利略·伽利雷

[伽利略·伽利雷]

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian scientist

Tuōmǎsī· Sìtè'ēnsī· Aìlüètè

托马斯·斯特恩斯·艾略特

[托馬斯·斯特恩斯·艾略特]

T. S. Eliot (1888-1965), English poet