Definition

1. Noun:
   • Method; way; means: A specific plan, procedure, or course of action designed to solve a problem or achieve a particular goal. It implies a considered and strategic approach.
   • Resource; recourse: Something that can be turned to for aid or to achieve an objective, often in a challenging situation.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chúng ta cần tìm ra một phương sách hiệu quả. (We need to find an effective method.)
  • Đó là phương sách duy nhất để cứu công ty. (That is the only way to save the company.)
  • Họ đã dùng đến phương sách cuối cùng. (They resorted to the last recourse.)

Advanced Usage

• "phương sách cuối cùng": The last resort; the final option.
  • Thương lượng là phương sách cuối cùng của chúng tôi. (Negotiation is our last resort.)

Variants and Related Words

• Biện pháp (n): Measure; solution. Often used interchangeably with "phương sách" but can sound slightly more like an immediate step or action.

  • Chính phủ đưa ra nhiều biện pháp mới. (The government introduced many new measures.)

• Cách thức (n): Manner; mode; procedure. Focuses more on the "how" of doing something.

  • Cách thức giải quyết vấn đề này rất quan trọng. (The manner of solving this problem is very important.)

Synonyms

• Method: A systematic way of doing something.
• Means: An action or system by which a result is achieved.
• Expedient: A means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but possibly improper or immoral.
• Recourse: A source of help in a difficult situation.

Related Idioms

• Bàn phương sách: To discuss or deliberate on methods/plans.
  • Hội đồng đang bàn phương sách đối phó với khủng hoảng. (The council is discussing plans to deal with the crisis.)

1. Method, way