<p>You are right, The 2nd meaning zhuóshǔ is an obsolete term.</p>
<p>着数 is a very common word, you can find it in chess writings, though 招 is also used, they are interchangeable in this context.</p>
<p>招数 has a wider range of use than 着数, you can use 招 to replace 着 in the chess context. In other contexts, 招 is more common. e.g. 接招, 妙招</p>

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2022-07-21T06:06:20.430Z
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sfy
<p>着 has the meaning of 计策，办法, also, it means 放(put, place) and 落(fall, drop) in chess - to place a chessman or make a move (下棋时下一子或走一步).</p>
<ul>
<li><p>該你着棋了 - It's your turn (to play)/ It's your move.</p>
</li>
<li><p>這是一着好棋 - It's a good/excellent move.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Note, 招 can't replace 着 in the examples above, and in my opinion, 招数 (the movements/way of motions in martial art) is close but not the same as 着数 (method and tactics of playing chess).</p>
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r13
<p>Yes, you're right. 着数 is rarely used in modern Chinese, and 招数 is commonly used for &quot;trick&quot;.</p>

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2022-07-21T06:01:51.070Z
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jingchang hong
<p>Question 1: Is <strong>着数</strong> still used or known in modern Chinese？</p>
<p><strong>Yes</strong>.  It is not obsolete.</p>
<p>Question 2: Is <strong>着数</strong> the same as <strong>招数</strong>? (movement in martial arts, trick)</p>
<p><strong>Yes</strong>. In the 现代汉语词典 by 商务出版社 (2012), under 着数, it says 着数 同 招数, and under 招数, it says 招数 同 着数。</p>

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PdotWang
<p>According to my dictionaries, 着数 <em>zhāoshù</em> means:</p>
<ol>
<li>a move (as in chess, Go etc)</li>
<li>same as 招数 zhāoshù: &quot;movement in martial arts or on stage; trick, plot, scheme, device&quot;</li>
</ol>
<p>There's also a 着数 with the reading <em>zhuóshǔ</em>, but it looks like a rare and obsolete term. Please correct me if I'm wrong.</p>
<p>I wonder if 着数 is used or known in modern Mandarin (or any other variety of Chinese) in the first sense. In the dictionary, I see a citation for it from the old literature, but I struggle to find modern examples for the &quot;chess move&quot; sense.</p>
<p>And as far as I can see, the much more common form for the &quot;trick&quot; sense is 招数, is that correct?</p>

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Is the word 着数 used in Modern Chinese?
# Is the word 着数 used in Modern Chinese?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-07-21)

According to my dictionaries, 着数 *zhāoshù* means:

1. a move (as in chess, Go etc)
2. same as 招数 zhāoshù: "movement in martial arts or on stage; trick, plot, scheme, device"

There's also a 着数 with the reading *zhuóshǔ*, but it looks like a rare and obsolete term. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

I wonder if 着数 is used or known in modern Mandarin (or any other variety of Chinese) in the first sense. In the dictionary, I see a citation for it from the old literature, but I struggle to find modern examples for the "chess move" sense.

And as far as I can see, the much more common form for the "trick" sense is 招数, is that correct?

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-07-21. Score: 1

You are right, The 2nd meaning zhuóshǔ is an obsolete term.

着数 is a very common word, you can find it in chess writings, though 招 is also used, they are interchangeable in this context.

招数 has a wider range of use than 着数, you can use 招 to replace 着 in the chess context. In other contexts, 招 is more common. e.g. 接招, 妙招


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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-07-21. Score: 1

着 has the meaning of 计策，办法, also, it means 放(put, place) and 落(fall, drop) in chess - to place a chessman or make a move (下棋时下一子或走一步).

* 該你着棋了 - It's your turn (to play)/ It's your move.
* 這是一着好棋 - It's a good/excellent move.

Note, 招 can't replace 着 in the examples above, and in my opinion, 招数 (the movements/way of motions in martial art) is close but not the same as 着数 (method and tactics of playing chess).

<https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E7%9D%80>


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### Answer by username_3 on 2022-07-21. Score: 0

Yes, you're right. 着数 is rarely used in modern Chinese, and 招数 is commonly used for "trick".


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### Answer by username_4 on 2023-04-18. Score: 0

Question 1: Is **着数** still used or known in modern Chinese？

**Yes**. It is not obsolete.

Question 2: Is **着数** the same as **招数**? (movement in martial arts, trick)

**Yes**. In the 现代汉语词典 by 商务出版社 (2012), under 着数, it says 着数 同 招数, and under 招数, it says 招数 同 着数。


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