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计谋 (jì móu) — scheme, stratagem; a cunning plan

Definition

A formal noun for a 'scheme' or 'stratagem' — a deliberate, often cunning plan to outwit an opponent. Pairs with 策略 (tactics, broader strategy) but 计谋 is more about trickery and cleverness.

noun
schemestratagema cunning plan
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 计谋，。
    Tā de jì móu hěn qiǎo miào, dàn zuì zhōng hái shì bèi fā xiàn le.
    His scheme was very clever, but in the end it was discovered.
  • 计谋。
    Dí rén yòng le hěn jiǔ cái shí pò wǒ men de jì móu.
    The enemy took a long time to see through our stratagem.
  • 计谋。
    Zhè ge jì móu ràng duì shǒu cuò shǒu bù jí.
    This stratagem caught the opponent off guard.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

计jìplan
谋móuscheme

A plan or stratagem: 计 and 谋 both refer to planning.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 計; 计 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 計 pairs 言 (say) with 十 (all). The simplified 计 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical shape.

Open 计 →

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
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.

Open 谋 →
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