老谋深算
lǎo móu shēn suàn
Pinyin

Definition

老谋深算
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lǎo móu shēn suàn
  1. rigorous schemes and deep foresight (idiom); astute and circumspect

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

深
shēn
  1. 1 old variant of 深[shēn]
就算
jiù suàn
  1. 1 granted that
  2. 2 even if
深圳
Shēn zhèn
  1. 1 Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong
算
suàn
  1. 1 to regard as
  2. 2 to figure
  3. 3 to calculate
  4. 4 to compute
老
lǎo
  1. 1 prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
  2. 2 old (of people)
  3. 3 venerable (person)
  4. 4 experienced
  5. 5 of long standing
  6. 6 always
  7. 7 all the time
  8. 8 of the past
  9. 9 very
  10. 10 outdated
  11. 11 (of meat etc) tough
老公
lǎo gōng
  1. 1 (coll.) husband
老婆
lǎo pó
  1. 1 (coll.) wife
老妈
lǎo mā
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 mom
老家
lǎo jiā
  1. 1 native place
  2. 2 place of origin
  3. 3 home state or region
老师
lǎo shī
  1. 1 teacher
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
老板
lǎo bǎn
  1. 1 variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn]
老爸
lǎo bà
  1. 1 father
  2. 2 dad
偕老
xié lǎo
  1. 1 to grow old together
划算
huá suàn
  1. 1 to calculate
  2. 2 to weigh (pros and cons)
  3. 3 to view as profitable
  4. 4 worthwhile
  5. 5 value for money
  6. 6 cost-effective
加深
jiā shēn
  1. 1 to deepen
古老
gǔ lǎo
  1. 1 ancient
  2. 2 old
  3. 3 age-old
回老家
huí lǎo jiā
  1. 1 to go back to one's roots
  2. 2 to return to one's native place
  3. 3 by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die)
天荒地老
tiān huāng dì lǎo
  1. 1 until the end of time (idiom)
年老
nián lǎo
  1. 1 aged
打算
dǎ suàn
  1. 1 to plan
  2. 2 to intend
  3. 3 to calculate
  4. 4 plan
  5. 5 intention
  6. 6 calculation
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (20)

一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
  1. 1 to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
创巨痛深
chuāng jù tòng shēn
  1. 1 untold pain and suffering (idiom); deeply scarred for life
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
  1. 1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. 2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  3. 3 to study diligently
夜深人静
yè shēn rén jìng
  1. 1 in the dead of night (idiom)
天荒地老
tiān huāng dì lǎo
  1. 1 until the end of time (idiom)
寓意深远
yù yì shēn yuǎn
  1. 1 the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications
寓意深长
yù yì shēn cháng
  1. 1 to have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant
宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
  1. 1 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
  3. 3 the old man still has it
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
  1. 1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
山高海深
shān gāo hǎi shēn
  1. 1 high as the mountain and deep as the sea (idiom); fig. infinite bounty
巴前算后
bā qián suàn hòu
  1. 1 thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
  2. 2 to consider repeatedly
年老力衰
nián lǎo lì shuāi
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
年老体弱
nián lǎo tǐ ruò
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
打小算盘
dǎ xiǎo suàn pán
  1. 1 lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
  2. 2 concerned with petty interests
  3. 3 selfish and uncaring of the interests of others
  4. 4 bean counter
敬老尊贤
jìng lǎo zūn xián
  1. 1 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
日久岁深
rì jiǔ suì shēn
  1. 1 to last for an eternity (idiom)

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