谋害

謀害

móuhài

verb HSK 7-9 #18,363

Meanings

1 to plot to murder
2 to conspire to harm

Characters

to plot; to plan

to harm; to kill

Examples

他被人谋害了。

Tā bèi rén móuhài le.

He was murdered in a plot.

警方怀疑有人谋害了这位商人。

Jǐngfāng huáiyí yǒurén móuhài le zhè wèi shāngrén.

The police suspect someone plotted to murder this businessman.

Tips

usage

谋害 implies premeditation and conspiracy, not a crime of passion. It is more formal and literary than 杀害.

Stroke Order

谋 móu

害 hài