主使 (zhǔ shǐ) — to instigate; to mastermind (a crime, scheme, etc.)
Definition
主使 (zhǔshǐ) names the person who plans and directs a wrongdoing from behind — 'mastermind / instigator.' Stronger than 指使 (giving orders from a distance); distinct from 教唆 which means to urge or abet without necessarily running it.
verb
to instigateto mastermind (a crime, scheme, etc.)
Examples
- 主使。Tā zhǔ shǐ le zhè cì kǒng bù xí jī.He masterminded this terrorist attack.
- 主使。Jǐng fāng zhèng zài zhuī chá mù hòu zhǔ shǐ.The police are investigating the mastermind behind the scenes.
- 主使。Tā chéng rèn zì jǐ zhǔ shǐ le zhè ge jì huà.He admitted that he instigated the plan.
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