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
Examples
- 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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