博弈 bóyì games (such as chess, dice etc)
games (such as chess, dice etc); gambling; contest
How to remember 博弈: 博 to gamble + 弈 Chinese chess = games (such as chess, dice etc).
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How it is used
- Strategic contest between parties - the 'game' of competing interests - 大国博弈 (dàguó bóyì) great-power games/rivalry.
- Also the technical 'game theory' (博弈论); originally board games/gambling.
- Formal/analytical register for calculated maneuvering between sides.