Chinese word

谋害

Pronunciation

Pinyinmóu hài

Meaning

  • verbplot to kill

Example

有人想谋害那位证人。yǒu rén xiǎng móu hài nà wèi zhèng rén

Someone is plotting to kill that witness.

Illustration for 谋害 (plot to kill)

More examples

如果有人以暴力手段谋害他人，将面临严厉的刑罚。rú guǒ yǒu rén yǐ bào lì shǒu duàn móu hài tā rén jiāng miàn lín yán lì de xíng fá

If someone plots to kill others by violent means, they will face severe punishment.

Core concept

A deliberate attack designed to put another person in grave danger.

Common phrases

  • 以暴力谋害他人yǐ bào lì móu hài tā rén

    plot to kill others by violent means

  • 谋害生命móu hài shēng mìng

    plot to take a life

  • 构成谋害罪gòu chéng móu hài zuì

    constitute the crime of plotting to kill

Similar words

谋杀móu shā: Plan to murder someone.
杀人shā rén: Kill a person.
杀害shā hài: Take a person's life.
伤害shāng hài: Physically injure someone.

Definition in Chinese

有预谋地安排或实施使他人死亡或受到严重伤害的行为。yǒu yù móu dì ān pái huò shí shī shǐ tā rén sǐ wáng huò shòu dào yán zhòng shāng hài de xíng wéi

Word origin

谋 (móu, "scheme") + 害 (hài, "harm") combine to show harm carried out through a deliberate plan.

Usage tips

  • 谋害 (móuhài, "plot to kill") has a formal, grave tone and is more typical of news, legal, and crime-reporting contexts than of casual conversation.

Other meanings

  • assassinateverb
  • harmverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 谋害者móu hài zhěwould-be killernoun

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