attempt; scheme; seek (usu. negative)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to attempt to; to scheme to; to seek to (usually with negative connotation)
Often implies a selfish, unrealistic, or improper motive; commonly used in formal or written contexts to express criticism of someone's hidden intentions.
Tā他
xī希
tú图
tōng通
guò过
zǒu走
sī私
bào暴
lì利
zhì致
fù富
，
zuì最
zhōng终
bèi被
bǔ捕
rù入
yù狱
。
He attempted to get rich through smuggling profits and was eventually arrested and imprisoned.
Bù不
yào要
xī希
tú图
méng蒙
hùn混
guò过
guān关
，
zhēn真
xiàng相
zǒng总
huì会
dà大
bái白
。
Don't try to slip through by deception; the truth will always come out.
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Dí敌
rén人
xī希
tú图
cóng从
dōng东
nán南
fāng方
xiàng向
tū突
wéi围
。
The enemy attempted to break out from the southeast direction.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
xī希
tú图
bù不
láo劳
ér而
huò获
，
zuì最
zhōng终
yī一
shì事
wú无
chéng成
。
He always hoped to reap without sowing, and ultimately accomplished nothing.