sinister scheme; malicious plot
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
sinister plot; malicious scheme; wicked conspiracy
literaryUsed to describe a plan or strategy that is not only clever but also intended to harm others in a particularly cruel or underhanded way. Common in literary or formal narrative contexts, often describing the actions of villains.
Tā他
shí识
pò破
le了
dí敌
rén人
de的
dú毒
móu谋
。
He saw through the enemy's sinister plot.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
de的
jiān奸
chén臣
shè设
xià下
le了
zhǒng种
zhǒng种
dú毒
móu谋
。
The treacherous official in the novel hatched all sorts of malicious schemes.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
zhèng政
biàn变
bèi背
hòu后
yǐn隐
cáng藏
zhe着
jù巨
dà大
de的
dú毒
móu谋
。
A great and wicked conspiracy lies behind this coup.
Tā他
de的
dú毒
móu谋
zuì最
zhōng终
hài害
rén人
hài害
jǐ己
。
His malicious scheme ended up harming both others and himself.