"Intentions" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 xīn shù designs / schemes / intentions / scheming / calculating (of a person)
 jū xīn to harbor (evil) intentions / to be bent on / a tranquil heart or mind
 hǎo xīn kindness / good intentions
 zì bái confession / to make clear one's position or intentions / to brag
 shàn xīn kindness / benevolence / philanthropy / virtuous intentions
 kǒu fēng meaning behind the words / what sb really means to say / one's intentions as revealed in one's words / tone of speech
 bù zhī hǎo dǎi unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom) / not to know what's good for one / unable to recognize others' good intentions
 bù lù shēng sè not show one's feeling or intentions
 xiào lǐ cáng dāo lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom) / friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions / when the fox preaches, look to the geese
 zéi xīn evil intentions
 jū xīn bù liáng to harbor evil intentions (idiom)
 xiào miàn hǔ man with a big smile and evil intentions
 jīn lapel / overlap of Chinese gown / fig. bosom (the seat of emotions) / to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom
 hú li wěi ba lit. fox's tail (idiom) / visible sign of evil intentions / to reveal one's evil nature / evidence that reveals the villain
 bāo cáng huò xīn to harbor evil intentions (idiom) / concealing malice
 xīn kǒu bù yī heart and mouth at variance (idiom) / keeping one's real intentions to oneself / saying one thing but meaning sth different
 yù yì fǎn sǔn wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom) / good intentions that lead to disaster / It all ends in tears.
 Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom) / fig. an open secret
怀 bù huái hǎo yì to harbor evil designs / to harbor malicious intentions
 bāo cáng huò xīn to harbor evil intentions (idiom) / concealing malice
 cáng jiān to harbor evil intentions
 hǎo xīn dào zuò le lu:2 gān fēi lit. to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom) / fig. to mistake good intentions for ill intent
 bù ān hǎo xīn to have bad intentions
 yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom) / fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation / to want to have one's cake and eat it too
 wú shì xiàn yīn qín , fēi jiān jí dào one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)
 rè liǎn tiē lěng pì gu to show warm feelings but meet with cold rebuke (idiom) / to be snubbed despite showing good intentions
 ān hǎo xīn to have good intentions
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