阴谋 (yīn móu): to conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb, noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb, noun
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

to conspire
to plot
a conspiracy
a plot

Chinese explanation

指暗中策划做不正当或有害的事情
也指这种秘密策划的计谋本身。通常带有贬义，强调事情是偷偷进行的，目的是害人或达到不可告人的目的。

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Character breakdown

HSK 2

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Example sentences

The police discovered that behind this seemingly ordinary car accident lay a conspiracy: someone wanted to use it to get rid of the company's chairman.

Several opposition officials met in secret to conspire to overthrow the current government, but the news was quickly intercepted by the intelligence agency.

She always felt that her colleagues were hatching some conspiracy behind her back, trying to snatch away the important project she was in charge of.

The plot of this novel is full of twists; the protagonist happens to overhear a conversation and only then uncovers a conspiracy that had been hidden for years.

Two competitors discussed things in secret, conspiring to drive down the bid price so that no other company could take part in this tender.

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