心术 (xīn shù) — (often negative) intention, ulterior motive, scheme

Definition

Literary noun for someone's hidden intent or scheming mind — almost always negative, as in 心术不正 ('of crooked intent'). Closer to 'ulterior motive' than a neutral 'intention'.

noun
(often negative) intentionulterior motivescheme

Beispiele

  • 心术
    Tā xīn shù bú zhèng, zǒng shì suàn jì bié rén.
    He has bad intentions and always schemes against others.
  • 心术
    Wǒ men yào xiǎo xīn nà xiē xīn shù bú zhèng de rén.
    We need to be careful of those with ulterior motives.
  • 心术
    Xuǎn zé lǐng dǎo shí, yào kǎo chá tā de xīn shù shì fǒu zhèng zhí.
    When choosing a leader, you should examine whether their intentions are upright.

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