mastermind; chief instigator; plot
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to mastermind; to be the chief planner (in wrongdoing)
Used in legal or serious contexts to describe the act of planning criminal activities as the primary instigator.
Jǐng警
fāng方
huái怀
yí疑
tā他
zhǔ主
móu谋
le了
zhè这
qǐ起
jīn金
róng融
zhà诈
piàn骗
àn案
。
Police suspect he masterminded this financial fraud case.
Jīng经
guò过
diào调
chá查
，
fā发
xiàn现
zhǔ主
móu谋
zhè这
qǐ起
àn案
jiàn件
de的
shì是
yī一
míng名
nèi内
bù部
rén人
yuán员
。
After investigation, it was discovered that an insider was the mastermind of this case.
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Tā他
shì是
zhè这
cì次
kǒng恐
bù怖
xí袭
jī击
de的
zhǔ主
móu谋
。
He was the mastermind of this terrorist attack.
noun
mastermind; chief instigator; ringleader
Refers to the person who plans and directs criminal or wrongful activities.
Jǐng警
chá察
zhōng终
yú于
zhuā抓
zhù住
le了
zhè这
qǐ起
bǎng绑
jià架
àn案
de的
zhǔ主
móu谋
。
Police finally caught the mastermind of this kidnapping case.
Tā他
shì是
zhè这
gè个
fàn犯
zuì罪
tuán团
huǒ伙
de的
zhǔ主
móu谋
。
He is the mastermind of this criminal gang.
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Zhǔ主
móu谋
yǐ已
jīng经
bèi被
pàn判
chǔ处
wú无
qī期
tú徒
xíng刑
。
The mastermind has already been sentenced to life imprisonment.
Cóng从
fàn犯
wǎng往
wǎng往
bǐ比
zhǔ主
móu谋
pàn判
de得
qīng轻
。
Accomplices are often sentenced more lightly than the mastermind.