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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

开局策略

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kāijuán cèlüè

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Opening gambit/ˈoʊ.pən.ɪŋ ˈɡæm.bɪt/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他在谈判中的开局策略非常成功。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An initial remark or action intended to gain an advantage or start a conversation in a strategic way.

    "Her opening gambit in the negotiation was to offer a lower price to test the seller's resolve."
  2. 2

    An opening chess move in which a piece is sacrificed to secure an advantage.

    "The grandmaster chose a classic opening gambit to pressure his opponent's center."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'opening', derived from Old English and Germanic roots referring to a beginning, with 'gambit', borrowed from the Italian 'gambetto' (a wrestling trip) via French, popularized through chess terminology in the mid-20th century to signify a strategic initial concession or maneuver.

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