谋事

謀事

móushì

verb #45,143

Meanings

1 to plan matters
2 to plot a course of action
3 to look for a job

Characters

to plan, scheme

Examples

HSK 3

他到南方谋事去了。

Tā dào nánfāng móushì qù le.

He went south to look for work.

HSK 6

谋事在人，成事在天。

Móushì zài rén, chéngshì zài tiān.

To plan is up to humans; to bring it about is up to heaven.

Tips

culture

The classic pairing 谋事在人，成事在天 - 'man proposes, heaven disposes' - is one of the most quoted Chinese sayings, popularized by Zhuge Liang's lament in 《三国演义》 (Romance of the Three Kingdoms) when his fire trap is doused by an unexpected rain.

Stroke Order

谋 móu

事 shì