阴谋诡计
yīn móu guǐ jì
Pinyin

Definition

阴谋诡计
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yīn móu guǐ jì
  1. crafty plots and machinations (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

gū jì
  1. 1 to estimate
  2. 2 to reckon
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 (coll.) to suppose
dào jì shí
  1. 1 to count down
  2. 2 countdown
xīn jì
  1. 1 scheming
  2. 2 shrewdness
tǒng jì
  1. 1 statistics
  2. 2 to count
  3. 3 to add up
  1. 1 surname Ji
jì huà
  1. 1 plan
  2. 2 project
  3. 3 program
  4. 4 to plan
  5. 5 to map out
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè],項|项[xiàng]
jì suàn
  1. 1 to count
  2. 2 to calculate
  3. 3 to compute
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
jì jiào
  1. 1 to bother about
  2. 2 to haggle
  3. 3 to bicker
  4. 4 to argue
  5. 5 plan
  6. 6 stratagem
shè jì
  1. 1 plan
  2. 2 design
  3. 3 to design
  4. 4 to plan
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
shè jì shī
  1. 1 designer
  2. 2 architect
móu shā àn
  1. 1 murder case
Yīn
  1. 1 surname Yin
yīn tiān
  1. 1 cloudy day
  2. 2 overcast sky
yīn yǐng
  1. 1 (lit. and fig.) shadow
yù jì
  1. 1 to forecast
  2. 2 to predict
  3. 3 to estimate
sān shí liù jì
  1. 1 The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction
  2. 2 all the possible schemes and stratagems
huǒ ji
  1. 1 partner
  2. 2 fellow
  3. 3 mate
  4. 4 waiter
  5. 5 servant
  6. 6 shop assistant
guāng yīn
  1. 1 time available
gòng jì
  1. 1 to sum up to
  2. 2 to total
chū móu huà cè
  1. 1 to put forward plans and ideas (also derogatory)
  2. 2 to give advice (idiom)

Idioms (20)

一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
  1. 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
  2. 2 early planning is the key to success
一日之计在于晨
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén
  1. 1 make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
  2. 2 early morning is the golden time of the day
不计其数
bù jì qí shù
  1. 1 lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless
  2. 2 innumerable
以权谋私
yǐ quán móu sī
  1. 1 to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)
光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn
  1. 1 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
出谋划策
chū móu huà cè
  1. 1 to put forward plans and ideas (also derogatory)
  2. 2 to give advice (idiom)
千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
  1. 1 lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
另谋高就
lìng móu gāo jiù
  1. 1 to get a better job somewhere else (idiom)
  2. 2 to seek alternative employment
唱空城计
chàng kōng chéng jì
  1. 1 lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
  3. 3 (jocularly) (of a place etc) to be empty
  4. 4 (of one's stomach) to be rumbling
善自为谋
shàn zì wéi móu
  1. 1 to be good at working for one's own profit (idiom)
寸金难买寸光阴
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
  2. 2 Time is precious.
将计就计
jiāng jì jiù jì
  1. 1 to beat sb at their own game (idiom)
小不忍则乱大谋
xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu
  1. 1 (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
从长计议
cóng cháng jì yì
  1. 1 to take one's time making a decision (idiom)
  2. 2 to consider at length
有勇无谋
yǒu yǒng wú móu
  1. 1 bold but not very astute (idiom)
权宜之计
quán yí zhī jì
  1. 1 plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure
  2. 2 makeshift stratagem
  3. 3 interim step
深谋远虑
shēn móu yuǎn lu:4
  1. 1 lit. deep plans and distant thoughts
  2. 2 to plan far ahead (idiom)
无计可施
wú jì kě shī
  1. 1 no strategy left to try (idiom); at one's wit's end
  2. 2 at the end of one's tether
  3. 3 powerless

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