to plan and carry out a murder; to assassinate

a case involving the crime of murder; homicide investigation

a conspiracy or secret scheme

the crime of murder

Zhang Yimou (1950-), a prominent film director from mainland China.

to seek; to strive for; to try to find ways to obtain something

A conspirator, partner in crime, or accomplice who joins in a plot or plan.

To give advice; to consult or deliberate with others.

to seek a livelihood; to work to support oneself

to plan in advance, especially an illegal act or something harmful

to seek to gain; to strive for; to find ways to obtain

to plan or scheme; to plot; (noun) a plan, scheme, or conspiracy

the senior staff officer of a military headquarters or large organization

to conspire, scheme, or make a secret plan; usually carries a negative connotation

to plot; to scheme; to conspire, often in a negative sense

To put forward ideas and devise strategies; often used to describe giving advice or mastermind a scheme.

To plan, scheme, or consult together; a joint plan or conspiracy

plan or stratagem; astuteness and resourcefulness in planning

The chief instigator or ringleader of a conspiracy; the person who leads the planning of a crime.

(military) the highest ranking officer in a general staff; chief of staff

to use one's position or official authority to seek private interests; to abuse power for personal gain

to agree without prior consultation; to happen to hold the same views or take the same action

to conspire; to plot together; to scheme

A scheme or stratagem; plans or methods designed in advance to deal with a person or situation.

To secretly plan or conspire to murder or harm someone.

To seek or plan for oneself; to look out for one's own interests

a person who excels at plotting or scheming; schemer; conspirator

crafty plots and machinations; secret plans to do something bad

to seek personal gain; to scheme for profit or advantage

resourceful and full of stratagems; possessing great wisdom and good at planning

to plot a rebellion; to conspire against the state

General Staff Headquarters of a military organization

A person who provides clever advice or strategic plans, often for a leader; strategist; counselor

to premeditate or plot in secret; to scheme in advance; often used for negative or malicious intentions

resourcefulness; ingenuity; the ability to combine intelligence and strategic planning

(idiom) to plan with great care and long-term foresight; literally "deep plans and distant thoughts"

(idiom) rigorous schemes and deep foresight; to be experienced and shrewd in planning; calculating

political intrigue; clever schemes or tactics; the ability to adapt to changing circumstances through strategy

to seek or pursue private interests or personal benefits

(idiom) to have never met each other; to be complete strangers

Yuanmou, a county in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province

to plot and kill someone in order to steal their property; (the act of) murder for money

To plot or conspire to do something illegal or rebellious.

to plan or deliberate on how to handle matters

to suggest plans and strategies; to offer advice or ideas to solve a problem

an ingenious and unexpected strategy or plan; a brilliant trick

(idiom) People who follow different principles or walk different paths cannot work together or make plans together; to not make common cause.

A little impatience or lack of forbearance in small matters spoils great plans; (idiom) one must be patient with minor annoyances to achieve larger goals