处心积虑
chǔ​xīn​jī​lǜ

to plot and scheme

  • created sense approved 处心积虑/處心積慮 · chǔ​xīn​jī​lǜ · to plot and scheme — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    处心积虑 / 處心積慮

    chǔ​xīn​jī​lǜ

    to plot and scheme

    to plan actively over a long period; to scheme and calculate incessantly to achieve an end (usually used with negative connotations)

    处 (literal) → 处/處 · chǔ · to deal with 心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · intention 积 (literal) → 积/積 · jī · to accumulate 虑 (literal) → 虑/慮 · lǜ · to consider

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