暗算

ànsuàn

verb #9,948

Meanings

1 to plot against; to scheme against secretly
2 to stab in the back; to ambush

Characters

dark; secret; covert

to calculate; to plot

Examples

他被同事暗算了。

Tā bèi tóngshì ànsuàn le.

He was stabbed in the back by a colleague.

小心被人暗算。

Xiǎoxīn bèi rén ànsuàn.

Watch out for people scheming against you.

他们暗算了敌方的将领。

Tāmen ànsuàn le dífāng de jiànglǐng.

They ambushed the enemy's general.

Tips

memory

暗 (dark/secret) + 算 (to calculate) — secretly calculating against someone, a covert scheme.

Stroke Order

暗 àn

算 suàn