预谋 (yù móu) — to premeditate, to plan beforehand | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A formal written verb meaning to plan or plot in advance, typically a crime. Negates with 没有, not 不; emphasizes prior planning rather than the act itself.

verb

to premeditateto plan beforehand

Examples

预谋。
Zhè qǐ àn jiàn shì yù móu shā rén.
This case was premeditated murder.
预谋。
Tā yù móu le hěn jiǔ cái shí shī zhè ge jì huà.
He premeditated for a long time before implementing this plan.
预谋，。
Tā men méi yǒu yù móu, shì lín shí jué dìng de.
They didn't premeditate; it was a spontaneous decision.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

预yùbeforehand

预 means beforehand, and 谋 means plan; together they describe planning in advance.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 預; 预 is its simplified writing.

予頁預

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yè

Sound part声符shēngfú

予

予yǔ預yù

Same sound today

The traditional form 預 combines 予 for the sound and 頁 for the meaning; the simplified 预 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 謀; 谋 is its simplified writing.

言某謀

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

某

某mǒu謀móu

Same sound today

The traditional form 謀 uses 言 to show it relates to speech and 某 to show its sound; the simplified 谋 is a later shorthand.

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