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móu

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Definitions

  1. 1. to plan
  2. 2. to seek
  3. 3. scheme

Words Containing 谋

阴谋颠覆政府罪
yīn móu diān fù zhèng fǔ zuì

the crime of conspiracy to overthrow the government

智谋
zhì móu

resourceful

道不同不相为谋
dào bù tóng bù xiāng wéi móu

lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together

谋士
móu shì

skilled manipulator

权谋
quán móu

trickery

谋得
móu dé

to get

预谋杀人
yù móu shā rén

premeditated murder

远谋
yuǎn móu

a long-term plan

疏谋少略
shū móu shǎo lüe4

unable to plan

同谋
tóng móu

to conspire with sb

谋计
móu jì

stratagem; scheme

机谋
jī móu

stratagem

谋略
móu lüe4

stratagem

谋杀案
móu shā àn

murder case

谋取
móu qǔ

to seek

筑室道谋
zhù shì dào móu

lit. ask passers-by how to build one's house (idiom); fig. to have no idea what to do

总参谋长
zǒng cān móu zhǎng

(military) Chief of Staff

素未谋面
sù wèi móu miàn

(idiom) to have never met

张艺谋
zhāng yì móu

Zhang Yimou (1950-), PRC film director

阳谋
yáng móu

to conspire openly

营谋
yíng móu

to do business

元谋县
yuán móu xiàn

Yuanmou County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

不在其位不谋其政
bù zài qí wèi bù móu qí zhèng

don't meddle in affairs that are not part of your position (Confucius)

谋杀罪
móu shā zuì

murder

思谋
sī móu

to consider

串谋
chuàn móu

to conspire

策谋
cè móu

stratagem (political or military)

谋事
móu shì

to plan matters

阴谋论
yīn móu lùn

conspiracy theory

深谋远虑
shēn móu yuǎn lǜ

lit. deep plans and distant thoughts

筹谋
chóu móu

to work out a strategy; to come up with a plan for

阴谋
yīn móu

plot

合谋
hé móu

to conspire; to plot together

出谋划策
chū móu huà cè

to put forward plans and ideas (also derogatory)

深谋远略
shēn móu yuǎn lüe4

a well-thought out long-term strategy

谋生
móu shēng

to seek one's livelihood

计谋
jì móu

stratagem

总参谋部
zǒng cān móu bù

(military) General Staff Headquarters

渊谋
yuān móu

profound or erudite plans

多谋善断
duō móu shàn duàn

resourceful and decisive; resolute and sagacious

谋臣猛将
móu chén měng jiàng

strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)

深谋
shēn móu

forethought

阴谋家
yīn móu jiā

schemer

谋划
móu huà

to scheme

元谋
yuán móu

Yuanmou County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

图谋
tú móu

to conspire

足智多谋
zú zhì duō móu

resourceful

谋臣如雨
móu chén rú yǔ

strategic experts as thick as rain (idiom); no shortage of advisers on strategy

私谋叛国
sī móu pàn guó

to secretly plan treason (idiom)

不谋而合
bù móu ér hé

to agree without prior consultation

参谋长
cān móu zhǎng

chief of staff

谋面
móu miàn

to meet

密谋
mì móu

conspiracy

谋事在人,成事在天
móu shì zài rén , chéng shì zài tiān

planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes.

自谋出路
zì móu chū lù

(idiom) to take matters into one's own hands

善自为谋
shàn zì wéi móu

to be good at working for one's own profit (idiom)

共谋罪
gòng móu zuì

conspiracy

以权谋私
yǐ quán móu sī

to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)

谋求
móu qiú

to seek; to strive for

非预谋
fēi yù móu

unpremeditated

谋臣武将
móu chén wǔ jiàng

strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)

谋财害命
móu cái hài mìng

to plot and kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money

参谋
cān móu

staff officer

谋臣
móu chén

imperial strategic adviser

共谋者
gòng móu zhě

conspirator

谋杀
móu shā

to murder

小不忍则乱大谋
xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu

(idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience

老谋深算
lǎo móu shēn suàn

rigorous schemes and deep foresight (idiom); astute and circumspect

预谋
yù móu

premeditated

另谋高就
lìng móu gāo jiù

to get a better job somewhere else (idiom)

参谋总长
cān móu zǒng zhǎng

army Chief of Staff

谋职
móu zhí

to look for a job

谋利
móu lì

to make a profit

主谋
zhǔ móu

mastermind

钻谋
zuān móu

to use influence to get what one wants

谋智
móu zhì

Mozilla Corporation

共谋
gòng móu

to scheme together

谋刺
móu cì

to plot to assassinate

谋虑
móu lǜ

to plan and consider

阴谋诡计
yīn móu guǐ jì

crafty plots and machinations (idiom)

有预谋
yǒu yù móu

premeditated

谋害
móu hài

to conspire to murder

谋食
móu shí

to make a living

谋反
móu fǎn

to plot a rebellion

蓄谋
xù móu

to premeditate; to plot