打主意

dǎzhǔyi
phrase #37,520

Meanings

  1. 1 to figure something out
  2. 2 to come up with a plan
  3. 3 to have designs on (something/someone) — often pejorative

Examples

Wǒmen děi kuài diǎn dǎ zhǔyi.
We need to come up with a plan quickly.
Tā zài dǎ wǒ qiánbāo de zhǔyi.
He has his eye on my wallet.
Bié dǎ zhè jiàn gǔdǒng de zhǔyi, wǒ bù huì mài de.
Don't get any ideas about this antique — I'm not selling.

Tips

usage
Two clearly different uses: (1) on its own, 打主意 = 'come up with an idea'; (2) with + person/thing + 主意, 'to have designs on X' — almost always negative (greed, theft, romantic predation). Note: 主意 here is pronounced zhǔyi (neutral tone on ).

Stroke Order

zhǔ