tricks of the trade

/trɪks əv ðə treɪd/· Noun phrase

人文/文化/社会B2

tricks of the trade
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Chinese meaning

行háng业yè诀jué窍qiào,内nèi行háng门mén道dao

某mǒu一yī行xíng的de专zhuān业yè诀jué窍qiào门mén道dào

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指zhǐ出chū版bǎn业yè让ràng读dú者zhě掏tāo钱qián买mǎi书shū的de种zhǒng种zhǒng门mén道dào手shǒu法fǎ

Example

How to make a bestseller: insiders reveal the tricks of the book trade

如rú何hé打dǎ造zào畅chàng销xiāo书shū:业yè内nèi人rén士shì揭jiē秘mì图tú书shū业yè的de门mén道dao。

Source: The Guardian · 29 Aug 2026

Background ✎

卫wèi报bào报bào道dào出chū版bǎn业yè如rú何hé通tōng过guò封fēng面miàn设shè计jì、上shàng架jià陈chén列liè、网wǎng红hóng合hé作zuò等děng门mén道dào,在zài这zhè个ge秋qiū天tiān说shuō服fú读dú者zhě掏tāo钱qián买mǎi书shū。

Roots · etymology

trade(行业)与 trick(技巧)组成的固定习语

  • trick(诀窍)+ of the trade(某行业的),固定习语不可拆

Collocations

  • learn the tricks of the trade / share tricks of the trade / know all the tricks of the trade

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