谋害 móuhài to conspire to murder
to conspire to murder; to plot against somebody's life
How to remember 谋害: 谋 to plan + 害 injure = to conspire to murder.
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How it is used
- To plot to kill/harm someone - 谋害亲夫 (móuhài qīnfū) to plot to murder one's husband; 谋害性命 (móuhài xìngmìng) to conspire against sb's life.
- Legal/literary register; 谋 (plot) + 害 (harm) implies premeditation.
- Stronger and more sinister than 伤害 (shānghài, to hurt): 谋害 is deliberate scheming to do lethal harm.