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llüè
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. brief; sketchy
  2. 2. outline; summary
  3. 3. to omit
  4. 4. (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly
  5. 5. plan; strategy
  6. 6. to capture (territory)

Words Containing 略

简略见告
jiǎn lüe4 jiàn gào

brief outline or overview (of a plan etc)

省略号
shěng lüe4 hào

ellipsis (punct.)

黄石公三略
huáng shí gōng sān lüe4

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

简略
jiǎn lüe4

simple

脱略
tuō lüe4

unrestrained

战略轰炸机
zhàn lüe4 hōng zhà jī

strategic bomber

安大略省
ān dà lüe4 shěng

Ontario province, Canada

约略估计
yuē lüe4 gū jì

approximate estimate

粗略
cū llüè

rough (not precise or accurate)

略过
lüe4 guò

to pass over

策略
cè lvè

tactics

胆略
dǎn lüe4

courage and resource

详略
xiáng lüe4

concise

才略
cái lüe4

ability and sagacity

侵略
qīn lvè

invasion

疏谋少略
shū móu shǎo lüe4

unable to plan

略微
lüe4 wēi

a little bit

略带
lüe4 dài

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

略胜一筹
lüe4 shèng yī chóu

slightly better

战略
zhàn lvè

strategy

韬略
tāo lüe4

military strategy

三略
sān lüe4

see 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[huáng shí gōng sān lu:e4]

谋略
móu lüe4

stratagem

大略
dà lüe4

a broad outline

远略
yuǎn lüe4

long-term strategy

战略家
zhàn lüe4 jiā

a strategist

雄才大略
xióng cái dà lüe4

great skill and strategy

战略防御倡议
zhàn lüe4 fáng yù chàng yì

strategic defense initiative (SDI)

崖略
yá lüe4

(literary) outline; general idea; rough sketch

略举
lüe4 jǔ

some cases picked out as example

约略
yuē lüe4

approximate

攻略
gōng lüe4

(literary) to storm and capture

侵略
qīn llüè

to invade

筹略
chóu lüe4

astute; resourceful

略见一斑
lüe4 jiàn yī bān

lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the leopard) (idiom)

缩略
suō lüe4

to contract

策略
cè lüe4

strategy; tactics

武略
wǔ lüe4

military strategy

略微
lvè wēi

a little bit

英雄所见略同
yīng xióng suǒ jiàn lüe4 tóng

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

侵略战争
qīn lüe4 zhàn zhēng

war of aggression

略识之无
lüe4 shí zhī wú

semiliterate

略码
lüe4 mǎ

code

略知皮毛
lüe4 zhī pí máo

slight knowledge of sth

胸有成略
xiōng yǒu chéng lüe4

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

保证破坏战略
bǎo zhèng pò huài zhàn lüe4

assured destruction strategy

传略
zhuàn lüe4

biographical sketch

战略性
zhàn lüe4 xìng

strategic

地缘战略
dì yuán zhàn lüe4

geostrategic

策略
cè llüè

strategy; tactics

深谋远略
shēn móu yuǎn lüe4

a well-thought out long-term strategy

马略卡
mǎ lüe4 kǎ

Majorca (island of Spain)

领略
lǐng lüe4

to have a taste of

较略
jiào lüe4

approximately

战略
zhàn llüè

strategy

战略
zhàn lüe4

strategy

省略
shěng lvè

to leave out

延禧攻略
yán xǐ gōng lüe4

Story of Yanxi Palace (2018 TV series)

粗略
cū lüe4

rough (not precise or accurate)

省略
shěng lüe4

to leave out

战略核武器
zhàn lüe4 hé wǔ qì

strategic nuclear weapon

两手策略
liǎng shǒu cè lüe4

two-pronged strategy

略去
lüe4 qù

to omit

略阳
lüe4 yáng

Lüeyang County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[hàn zhōng], Shaanxi

中国小说史略
zhōng guó xiǎo shuō shǐ lüe4

Concise History of the Chinese Novel by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[lǔ xùn]

忽略
hū lüe4

to neglect; to overlook; to ignore

忽略
hū lvè

to neglect

疏略
shū lüe4

negligence

类比策略
lèi bǐ cè lüe4

analogy strategies

略略
lüe4 lüe4

slightly; roughly; briefly; very generally

从略
cóng lüe4

to omit (less important details etc)

略阳县
lüe4 yáng xiàn

Lüeyang County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[hàn zhōng], Shaanxi

略微
llüè wēi

a little bit

六韬三略
liù tāo sān lüe4

\Six Secret Strategic Teachings\ 六韜|六韬[liù tāo] and \Three Strategies of Huang Shigong\ 三略[sān lu:e4], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[wǔ jīng qī shū], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[jiāng zǐ yá]

战略伙伴
zhàn lüe4 huǒ bàn

strategic partner

领略
lǐng llüè

to have a taste of

省略
shěng llüè

to leave out

节略本
jié lüe4 běn

abridged version

略迹原情
lüe4 jì yuán qíng

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

战略核力量
zhàn lüe4 hé lì liang

strategic nuclear force

安大略湖
ān dà lüe4 hú

Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[wǔ dà hú]

侵略
qīn lüe4

to invade

事略
shì lüe4

biographical sketch

托马斯·斯特恩斯·艾略特
tuō mǎ sī · sì tè ēn sī · ài lüe4 tè

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

儒略日
rú lüe4 rì

Julian day (astronomy)

缩略语
suō lüe4 yǔ

acronym

略知一二
lüe4 zhī yī èr

to know just a little; to have a rough idea

忽略不计
hū lüe4 bù jì

to disregard (sth seen as negligible)

勇略
yǒng lüe4

brave and cunning

略作
lüe4 zuò

(followed by a verb) slightly

伽利略号
jiā lì lüe4 hào

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

要略
yào lüe4

roughly

战略要点
zhàn lüe4 yào diǎn

strategic point

忽略
hū llüè

to neglect; to overlook; to ignore

伽利略·伽利雷
jiā lì lüe4 · jiā lì léi

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian scientist

侵略者
qīn lüe4 zhě

aggressors

缩略图
suō lüe4 tú

thumbnail (computing)

伽利略
jiā lì lüe4

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian scientist

略释
lüe4 shì

a brief explanation

省略符号
shěng lüe4 fú hào

apostrophe

侵略军
qīn lüe4 jūn

invading army

略为
lüe4 wéi

slightly

略字
lüe4 zì

simplified character

略读
lüe4 dú

to read cursorily

略图
lüe4 tú

sketch; sketch map; thumbnail picture

攻城略地
gōng chéng lüe4 dì

to take cities and seize territories (idiom)