Definition

1. Noun:
   • Countermeasure, counter-tactic: A specific plan, policy, or action designed to respond to, neutralize, or deal with a challenge, threat, or move from an opponent or an adverse situation. It implies a strategic response.
   • Response strategy: A method or course of action formulated to address a particular problem or situation, often in a political, diplomatic, or competitive context.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chính phủ đang tìm kiếm một đối sách hiệu quả cho vấn đề kinh tế. (The government is seeking an effective countermeasure for the economic issue.)
  • Đội bóng cần một đối sách phù hợp để đối phó với lối chơi phòng ngự của đối thủ. (The football team needs a suitable counter-tactic to deal with the opponent's defensive play.)
  • Đối sách của họ trong cuộc đàm phán là giữ im lặng. (Their response strategy in the negotiation was to remain silent.)

Advanced Usage

• "vạch ra/tìm ra/hình thành đối sách": to outline/find/formulate a countermeasure.
  • Hội đồng đang vạch ra đối sách cho kịch bản xấu nhất. (The council is outlining a countermeasure for the worst-case scenario.)
• "đối sách khôn ngoan": a wise/smart counter-tactic.
  • Đó là một đối sách khôn ngoan trong tình thế hiện tại. (That was a wise counter-tactic in the current situation.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chiến lược (n): Strategy. (A broader, more long-term plan compared to the more specific, responsive "đối sách".)
• Biện pháp (n): Measure, solution. (A general term for a method to solve a problem, not necessarily in response to an opponent's move.)
• Phương sách (n): Method, course of action. (A formal term for a method or plan.)
• Đối phó (v): To cope with, to deal with. (The verb form meaning to handle or respond to a situation.)

Synonyms

• Phương án đối phó: Coping/response plan.
• Cách thức phản ứng: Mode of reaction.

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Đưa ra đối sách: To propose/present a countermeasure.
  • Bộ trưởng đã đưa ra đối sách mới. (The minister proposed a new countermeasure.)
• Thay đổi đối sách: To change/alter the counter-tactic.
  • Họ buộc phải thay đổi đối sách khi tình hình thay đổi. (They were forced to change their counter-tactic when the situation changed.)

Notes on Meaning

• The word "đối sách" inherently contains the meaning of "đối" (to face, to counter) and "sách" (plan, policy). Therefore, it is almost always used in contexts involving a challenge, opposition, or a problem that requires a strategic response. It is not used for a general plan created in a vacuum.
• It is a formal word, commonly used in political, military, business, and strategic discussions.

1. Counter-tactics