招数 zhāoshù move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts)
move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); gambit; trick; scheme; movement; same as 着数
How to remember 招数: 招 to summon + 数 number = move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts).
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How it is used
- A move, trick, or tactic - 使出招数 (shǐchū zhāoshù) pull out a move, 换个招数 try a different tack.
- Colloquial, from martial arts / chess. Also written 着数. Compare 手段 (shǒuduàn, means/methods).