谋划 (móu huà) — to plan (strategically or with forethought); to… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

谋划 (móu huà) is 'to plan' or 'to plot' — neutral, used for both legitimate strategy and covert schemes. 阴谋 is strictly negative (a conspiracy); 策划 is more 'to organize and plan' an event or campaign.

verb

to plan (strategically or with forethought)to schemeto plot

Examples

谋划。
Gōng sī zhèng zài móu huà wèi lái wǔ nián de fā zhǎn cè lüè.
The company is planning its development strategy for the next five years.
谋划。
Tā men mì mì móu huà le yì chǎng pàn luàn.
They secretly plotted a rebellion.
谋划。
Zhè ge jì huà xū yào cháng qī móu huà cái néng chéng gōng.
This plan requires long-term planning to succeed.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

谋 and 划 both convey planning, so together they express scheming or plotting.

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 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.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

戈

戈gē划huá

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

划 is made of 刀, a knife, and 戈, a weapon. The 戈 part gives the sound.

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