机械 | jī xiè | machine / machinery / mechanical / (old) cunning / scheming | |
心计 | xīn jì | scheming / shrewdness | |
心术 | xīn shù | designs / schemes / intentions / scheming / calculating (of a person) | |
处心积虑 | chǔ xīn jī lu:4 | to plot actively (idiom) / scheming / calculating | |
工于心计 | gōng yú xīn jì | scheming / calculating | |
玩阴的 | wán yīn de | to play dirty / crafty / scheming | |
打小算盘 | dǎ xiǎo suàn pán | lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom) / petty and scheming selfishly / concerned with petty interests / selfish and uncaring of the interests of others / bean counter |